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| 100 | 1 | _aGamow, George. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aMr Tompkins in Paperback. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1993. |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©1993. | |
| 300 | _a1 online resource (202 pages) | ||
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| 490 | 1 | _aCanto Series | |
| 505 | 0 | _aCover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 City Speed Limit -- 2 The Professor's Lecture on Relativity which caused Mr Tompkins's dream -- 3 Mr Tompkins takes a holiday -- 4 The Professor's Lecture on Curved Space, Gravity and the Universe -- 5 The Pulsating Universe -- 6 Cosmic Opera -- 7 Quantum Billiards -- 8 Quantum Jungles -- 9 Maxwell's Demon -- 10 The Gay Tribe of Electrons -- 10½ A Part of the Previous Lecture which Mr Tompkins slept through -- 12 Inside the Nucleus -- 13 The Woodcarver -- 14 Holes in Nothing -- 15 Mr Tompkins Tastes a Japanese Meal. | |
| 520 | _aGeorge 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. Roger Penrose's new foreword introduces Mr Tompkins to a new generation of readers, and reviews his adventures in the light of current developments in physics today. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aPhysics. | |
| 655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aPenrose, Roger. | |
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_iPrint version: _aGamow, George _tMr Tompkins in Paperback _dCambridge : Cambridge University Press,c1993 _z9781107604681 |
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