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15. Juni 2016 · MR TOMPKINS IN WONDERLAND MR TOMPKINS EXPLORES THE ATOM. I first read a translated version of it as a very young child, and fell in love with science since then.
17. Apr. 2012 · In “Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom”, Mr Tompkins meets Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics, who investigated the structure of the atom. Rutherford takes Mr. Tompkins on a journey inside the atom to learn its mysteries. Here’s your chance to learn something and have fun while you’re at it.
Our protagonist Mr. Tompkins dreams about different universes where different physics effects are noticeable in daily life. For example, he becomes a valence electron jumping between atoms. If this sounds interesting, I recommend these fun books - they take care to explain the physics involved, so you don't need any background to enjoy them.
1965: Mr Tompkins in Paperback, combines Mr Tompkins in Wonderland with Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom; 1953: Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life, about biology; 1967: Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself, coauthor Martynas Yčas revised Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life giving a broader view of biology, including recent developments in molecular ...
Mr. Tompkins Explores the Atom by Gamow,G. Publication date 1958-01-01 Publisher Macmillan Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2023-03-22 14:21:47 A ...
published in book form. The book, called Mr Tompkins in Wonderland, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1940 and since that time has been reprinted sixteen times. This book was followed by the sequel, Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom, published in 1944 and by now reprinted nine times. In addition,
This book was followed by a sequel, Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom, published in 1944. Then in 1965 Cambridge University Press united these two books into this current volume, which updated the stories with current advances in physics, illustrations by Gamow and verses and songs (!) written by Gamow’s wife Barbara. This possible quaintness works well for these stories; giving them an intimate ...
