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Mr Tompkins in Paperback

George Gamow author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:26th Mar '12

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Mr Tompkins in Paperback cover

This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity.

Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose's foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers and reviews his adventures in light of recent developments in physics.

'Enthusiastically recommended to both scientific and general readers.' The Guardian
'Will vastly fascinate the whimsical, and is also entirely scientific.' Scientific American

ISBN: 9781107604681

Dimensions: 215mm x 138mm x 11mm

Weight: 290g

198 pages