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Mr Tompkins in Paperback: Comprising 'Mr Tompkins in Wonderland' and 'Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom' - Softcover

Book 5 of 14: Canto

George Gamow

 
9780521093552: Mr Tompkins in Paperback: Comprising 'Mr Tompkins in Wonderland' and 'Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom'
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521093554 ISBN 13: 9780521093552
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1965

Synopsis

. 1969 reprint, some wear to covers, contents clean, reading copy, Professional booksellers since 1981

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Review

'Not only entertaining; the ordinary reader can learn from it a great deal about sub-atomic particles, electrons, neutrons and the rest, and the strange rules which govern their behaviour.' The Observer

'Will vastly fascinate the whimsical, and is also entirely scientific.' Scientific American

'Enthusiastically recommended to both scientific and general readers.' The Guardian

Book Description

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 new foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers, and reviews his adventures in the light of current developments in physics today.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1965
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521093554
ISBN 13 
9780521093552
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
John Hookham
Number of pages
198