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Mr Tompkins in Paperback
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2012
259 kr
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Since 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 …
One, Two, Three...Infinity
Facts and Speculations of Science
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2003
218 kr
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Over 120 delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by the author add another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations. A mind-expanding volume for the layman and the science-minded. "This is a layman's book as readable as a historical novel, but every chapter bears the solid …
The New World of Mr Tompkins
George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback
Av George Gamow, Russell Stannard
Inbunden, 1999
1482 kr
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Mr Tompkins is back! The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span and vivid imagination has inspired, charmed and informed young and old alike since the publication of the hugely successful Mr Tompkins in Paperback (by George Gamow) in 1965. In this 1999 book, he returns in a new set …
The New World of Mr Tompkins
George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback
Av George Gamow, Russell Stannard
Häftad, 2001
356 kr
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Mr Tompkins is back! The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span and vivid imagination has inspired, charmed and informed young and old alike since the publication of the hugely successful Mr Tompkins in Paperback (by George Gamow) in 1965. In this 1999 book, he returns in a new set …
The Birth and Death of the Sun. Stellar Evolution and Subatomic Energy
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2021
362 kr
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Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2011
343 kr
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George 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 …
Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life
Fifty Years of Radioactivity
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2011
667 kr
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First published in 1945, in the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life offers a unique account of the problem of atomic energy and the underlying principles of radioactive decay. Written by the pre-eminent physicist George Gamow, and dedicated to …
Gravity
Av George Gamow
E-bok, 2020
17 kr
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Understanding gravity is not only essential for understanding the motion of objects on Earth, but also the motion of all celestial objects, and even the expansion of the Universe itself. In this book George Gamow takes an enlightening look at three scientists whose work unlocked many of the …
Gravity
Av George Gamow
E-bok, 2018
17 kr
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Gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. Understanding gravity is not only essential for understanding the motion of objects on Earth, but also the motion of all celestial objects, and even the expansion of the Universe itself. In this book George Gamow takes an …
Gravity
Av George Gamow
E-bok, 2025
16 kr
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A distinguished physicist and teacher, George Gamow also possessed a special gift for making the intricacies of science accessible to a wide audience. In Gravity, he takes an enlightening look at three of the towering figures of science who unlocked many of the mysteries behind the laws of physics: …
Thirty Years that Shook Physics
The Story of Quantum Theory
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
203 kr
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Entertaining, rigorous introduction to the development of quantum theory traces the subject's history, from Max Planck's revolutionary discovery of quanta and Niels Bohr's model of the atom to anti-particles, mesons, and Enrico Fermi's nuclear research. Numerous line drawings. 1966 edition.
Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein
Av George Gamow
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
242 kr
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Outstanding text by one of the 20th century's foremost physicists dramatically explains how the central laws of physical science evolved, from Pythagoras' discovery of frequency ratios in the 6th century BC to today's research on elementary particles. Includes fascinating biographical data about …
