| MR Tompkins in Paperback Contributor(s): Gamow, George (Author), Penrose, Roger (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1107604680 ISBN-13: 9781107604681 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Quantum Theory |
| Dewey: 539 |
| LCCN: 2012418336 |
| Series: Canto Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |