The New World of Mr Tompkins - George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback (Paperback, Revised)

In 1938 physicist George Gamow wrote a short story about a mild-mannered bank clerk with an interest in science - a sort of Sophie's World for physics. By way of various adventures it aimed to explain the theory of curvature of space and the expanding universe to the layman - and so Mr Tompkins was born. Over 60 years on, Stannard has bravely taken on the job of updating the old man - new developments in science as well as rather trickier 'rough spots' needing ironing out (for example, 'girlies' no longer hanker after minks nor swoon at the merest mention of relativity). (Kirkus UK)

Mr. Tompkins is back! The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span and vivid imagination has inspired, charmed, and informed young and old alike since the publication of the hugely successful Mr Tompkins in Paperback (by George Gamow) in 1965. Now, this highly affable character returns to embark on a set of adventures that explore the extreme edges of the universe--the smallest, the largest, the fastest, and the farthest. Just by following the experiences and dreams of Mr. Tompkins, readers discover and come to know the merry dance of cosmic mysteries, including: Einstein's theory of relativity, bizarre effects near light-speed, the birth and death of the universe, black holes, quarks, space warps and antimatter, the fuzzy world of the quantum, and that ultimate cosmic mystery--love. The story of Mr. Tompkins' journey to the frontiers of modern physics will delight and inform all readers. Russell Stannard is a best-selling popular science writer and the author of the critically acclaimed Uncle Albert series of science books for children.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	1999
Authors:	George Gamow
Editors:	Russell Stannard
Illustrators:	Michael Edwards
Translators:	Wu Bozhe
Dimensions:	223 x 145 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	258
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-63992-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics Promotions
LSN:	0-521-63992-1
Barcode:	9780521639927

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