The Adventures of Mr. Tompkins

The Adventures of Mr. Tompkins

Author: Igor Gamow

Publisher: Booksurge Publishing

Published: 2009-12-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781439252116

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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 in Paperback

Mr Tompkins in Paperback

Author: George Gamow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-26

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1107604680

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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 Adventures of Mr. Tompkins and Einstein

The Adventures of Mr. Tompkins and Einstein

Author: Igor Gamow

Publisher:

Published: 2012-08-01

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781477575772

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Mr. Tompkins, the inquisitive bank clerk created in 1937 by esteemed physicist George Gamow--developer of the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe--returns in a new series of "graphic textbooks"! Previously available only as part of The Adventures of Mr. Tompkins Volume One, this Tompkins adventure finds him traveling through time and space with Albert Einstein, who teaches him about the "New Gravity"--the theory of General Relativity!Whether you are a budding beginner or seasoned scientist, The Adventures of Mr. Tompkins and Einstein provides a feast of fantastic imagery and mind-expanding information!Igor Gamow, son of George Gamow, proudly brings his father's literary hero to the 21st century for a new audience. For thirty-seven years he was a professor of engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He holds numerous patents in the field of bioengineering, including the Gamow Bag, a device that treats high altitude mountain sickness.Scorpio Steele, in addition to illustrating Mr. Tompkins? new adventures, has worked on Spider-Man and Iron Man projects for Marvel Comics, as well as art for the glam-rock band The New York Dolls.


The New World of Mr Tompkins

The New World of Mr Tompkins

Author: George Gamow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780521639927

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


Thirty Years that Shook Physics

Thirty Years that Shook Physics

Author: George Gamow

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-05-11

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0486135160

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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.


Einstein's Dreams

Einstein's Dreams

Author: Alan Lightman

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-03-02

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0307789748

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence. “A magical, metaphysical realm ... Captivating, enchanting, delightful.” —The New York Times Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.


The New World of Mr Tompkins

The New World of Mr Tompkins

Author: George Gamow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-09-16

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780521630092

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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.


The Theory of Almost Everything

The Theory of Almost Everything

Author: Robert Oerter

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-09-26

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1101126744

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There are two scientific theories that, taken together, explain the entire universe. The first, which describes the force of gravity, is widely known: Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. But the theory that explains everything else—the Standard Model of Elementary Particles—is virtually unknown among the general public. In The Theory of Almost Everything, Robert Oerter shows how what were once thought to be separate forces of nature were combined into a single theory by some of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century. Rich with accessible analogies and lucid prose, The Theory of Almost Everything celebrates a heretofore unsung achievement in human knowledge—and reveals the sublime structure that underlies the world as we know it.