Description:The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span & vivid imagination has inspired, charmed & informed young & 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 & the farthest. Just by following the experiences & dreams of Mr. Tompkins, readers discover & come to know the merry dance of cosmic mysteries, including: Einstein's theory of relativity, bizarre effects near light-speed, the birth & death of the universe, black holes, quarks, space warps & antimatter, the fuzzy world of the quantum & that ultimate cosmic mystery--love. The story of Mr. Tompkins' journey to the frontiers of modern physics will delight & inform all readers. Russell Stannard is a best-selling popular science writer & the author of the critically acclaimed Uncle Albert series of science books for children.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New World of Mr Tompkins. To get started finding The New World of Mr Tompkins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span & vivid imagination has inspired, charmed & informed young & 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 & the farthest. Just by following the experiences & dreams of Mr. Tompkins, readers discover & come to know the merry dance of cosmic mysteries, including: Einstein's theory of relativity, bizarre effects near light-speed, the birth & death of the universe, black holes, quarks, space warps & antimatter, the fuzzy world of the quantum & that ultimate cosmic mystery--love. The story of Mr. Tompkins' journey to the frontiers of modern physics will delight & inform all readers. Russell Stannard is a best-selling popular science writer & the author of the critically acclaimed Uncle Albert series of science books for children.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New World of Mr Tompkins. To get started finding The New World of Mr Tompkins, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.