Mr Tompkins in Paperback (Canto Classics)

Mr Tompkins in Paperback (Canto Classics)

by RogerPenrose (Foreword), George Gamow (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 202
Edition: 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 29 Mar 2012

ISBN 10: 1107604680
ISBN 13: 9781107604681
Book Overview: This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity.

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