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Mr Tompkins in Paperback
George Gamow
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Description for Mr Tompkins in Paperback
Paperback. This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302. Series: Canto Classics. 202 pages, Illustrations. This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PH. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 11. Weight: 286.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Canto Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107604681
SKU
V9781107604681
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Reviews for Mr Tompkins in Paperback
'Enthusiastically recommended to both scientific and general readers.' The Guardian 'Will vastly fascinate the whimsical, and is also entirely scientific.' Scientific American