Mr Tompkins in Paperback

Author: George Gamow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107604680
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams lead him into a world inside the atom. This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity.

The New World of Mr Tompkins

Author: George Gamow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521639927
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century.

Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland

Author: George Gamow
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll)
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description

Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself

Author: Martynas Yčas
Publisher: New York : Viking Press
ISBN:
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description

The Adventures of Mr. Tompkins

Author: Igor Gamow
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
ISBN: 9781439252116
Category : Atoms
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Mr. Tompkins, the inquisitive bank clerk created by esteemed physicist George Gamow in 1937, returns in a new "graphic textbook" companion to the popular new video series! Join Tompkins as he learns about gravity from Albert Einstein, explores the atom with Ernest Rutherford and gets a radioactive guided tour by Marie Curie!

Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life

Author: George Gamow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107402077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117

Book Description
One of the reincarnations of the Mr Tompkins series since the death of the author in 1968, in which Mr Tompkins visits a biologist.

Thirty Years that Shook Physics

Author: George Gamow
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486135160
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
Lucid, accessible introduction to the influential theory of energy and matter features careful explanations of Dirac's anti-particles, Bohr's model of the atom, and much more. Numerous drawings. 1966 edition.

Gravity

Author: George Gamow
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486317110
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
A distinguished physicist and teacher takes a reader-friendly look at three scientists whose work unlocked many of the mysteries behind the laws of physics: Galileo, Newton, and Einstein.

Why Does the World Exist

Author: Jim Holt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0871404095
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddleof existence from the ancient world to modern times.

The Secret Life of Plants

Author: Peter Tompkins
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006287442X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
"Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." — John White, San Francisco Chronicle Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants. The Secret Life of Plants explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird's classic book affirms the depth of humanity's relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us.