Mr Tompkins in Paperback (Canto Classics)

Sincehisfirstappearanceoversixtyyearsago,MrTompkinshasbecomeknownandlovedbymanythousandsofreadersasthebankclerkwhosefantasticdreamsandadventuresleadhimintoaworldinsidetheatom.GeorgeGamow'sclassicprovidesadelightfulexplanationofthecentralconceptsinmodernphysics,fromatomicstructuretorelativity,andquantumtheorytofusionandfission.RogerPenrose'sforewordintroducesMrTompkinstoanewgenerationofreadersandreviewshisadventuresinlightofrecentdevelopmentsinphysics.