The New World of MR Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic MR Tompkins in Paperback (Häftad)
avGeorge Gamow, Russell Stannard, Russell Stannard
ISBN: 9780521639927 - UTGIVEN: 200108An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century.
One, Two, Three...Infinity (Häftad)
avGeorge Gamow
ISBN: 9780486256641 - UTGIVEN: 198908One of the world's foremost nuclear physicist (celebrated for his theory of radioactive decay, among other accomplishments), George Gamow possessed the unique ability of making the world of science accessible to the general reader. He brings that ability to bear in this delightful expedition throug[...]
Gravity (Pocket)
avGeorge Gamow
ISBN: 9780486425634 - UTGIVEN: 200301A distinguished physicist and teacher, George Gamow also possessed a special gift for explaining the intricacies of science. Here he takes an enlightening look at three scientists whose work unlocked many of the mysteries behind the laws of physics: Galileo, the first to examine closely the process [...]
The Birth And Death Of The Sun (Pocket)
avGeorge Gamow
ISBN: 9780486442310 - UTGIVEN: 2005-06How did our sun come into being? What keeps it hot and luminous, and what will be its ultimate fate? In this fascinating and informative book, George Gamow--renowned physicist and author of the best-seller "One Two Three . . . Infinity--outlines the discoveries and theories that illuminate the evolu[...]
Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life (Pocket)
avGeorge Gamow
ISBN: 9781107402072 - UTGIVEN: 2011-06George Gamow's first Tompkins book, Mr Tompkins in Wonderland, created a 'toy universe' where, as his son comments in the preface to this 2010 reprint, 'the maximum speed of light is assumed to be 10 miles per hour, while all the laws of general relativity still hold'. Since the death of the author [...]
Mr Tompkins in Paperback (Häftad)
avGeorge Gamow
ISBN: 9781107604681 - UTGIVEN: 201203Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers 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 mode[...]
