The New World of Mr Tompkins by George Gamow, Russell Stannard, Russell Stannard (Editor), Michael Edwards (Illustrator), Russell Stannard (Revised by)
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(Paperback - Revised & Updated Paperback Edition)
- Pub. Date: August 2001
- 258pp
- Sales Rank: 75,774
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 2001
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Format: Paperback, 258pp
- Sales Rank: 75,774
- ISBN-13: 9780521639927
- ISBN: 0521639921
- Edition Number: 3
- Edition Description: Revised & Updated Paperback Edition
Synopsis
An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century.
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George Gamow (1904 to 1968) was not only one of the most influential physicists of the twentieth century (one of the founders of the Big Bang theory) but was also a master at science popularisation. Of his many popular books, the best known is Mr Tompkins in Paperback (1965).
Russell Stannard has established a reputation as one of the most gifted popularisers of science through numerous media appearances and projects, and in particular for his Uncle Albert Trilogy (The Time and Space of Uncle Albert, Black Holes and Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest), which covers the work of Albert Einstein and quantum theory in a way that is accessible to children of 11+. These books have enjoyed much success and critical acclaim, being translated into 15 languages, shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc non-fiction Book Prizes, the Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year, and the American Science Writing Award.
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