Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland : or, Stories of c, G, and h /

Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland : or, Stories of c, G, and h /

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Author / Creator:	Gamow, George, 1904-1968.
Imprint:	New York : The Macmillan Company ; Cambridge, Eng. : The University Press, 1940.
Description:	x, 91 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Relativity (Physics) Quantum theory. Quantum theory. Relativity (Physics)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3210579

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Summary:	Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. 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.
Other form:	Online version: Gamow, George, 1904-1968. Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland. New York, The Macmillan Company; Cambridge, Eng., The University Press, 1940

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