MR Tompkins in Paperback Paperback - 2012
by George Gamow; Foreword by Roger Penrose
First appearing over 50 years ago, George Gamow's Mr. Tompkins became known and loved by thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. A new Foreword by Roger Penrose introduces Mr. Tompkins to a new generation of readers and reviews his adventures in light of current developments in physics.
From the rear cover
Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) 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 the light of current developments in physics today.
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- Title MR Tompkins in Paperback
- Author George Gamow; Foreword by Roger Penrose
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 198
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date 2012-03-26
- ISBN 9781107604681 / 1107604680
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (21.34 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Physics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012418336
- Dewey Decimal Code 539
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