Mr. Tompkins in paperback / by George Gamow ; illustrated by the author and John Hookham.
Gamow, George, 1904-1968| Call Number | 530 |
| Author | Gamow, George, 1904-1968, author, illustrator. |
| Title | Mr. Tompkins in paperback / by George Gamow ; illustrated by the author and John Hookham. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Series | Canto classics |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Summary | 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. |
| Added Author | Hookham, John, illustrator. |
| Subject | PHYSICS. |
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| Summary | 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. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Subject | PHYSICS. |
| Multimedia |