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The New World of MR Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic MR Tompkins in Paperback

Name: The New World of MR Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic MR Tompkins in Paperback
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521639927
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Contributors:

George Gamow, Russell Stannard (Editor), Michael Edwards (Illustrator)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Physics, Space Science

Book Topic:

Cosmology

Edition Description:

3rd Revised Edition

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Release Date:

2001-08-06

ISBN 13:

9780521639927

Weight:

0.82 lbs

Size:

8.43 x 5.45 x 0.64 inches

Pages:

272

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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.

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