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Books in the series. 1940: Mr Tompkins in Wonderland, originally published 1938 in serial form in Discovery magazine (UK) 1945: Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom. 1965: Mr Tompkins in Paperback, combines Mr Tompkins in Wonderland with Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom.
Our protagonist Mr. Tompkins dreams about different universes where different physics effects are noticeable in daily life. For example, in a universe where the speed of light is a mere 10 mph, he notices relativistic length contraction and time dilation from merely riding a bicycle.
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- George Gamow
Mr Tompkins in Paperback, Mr Tompkins in Wonderland, Mr. Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life, Mr Tompkins inside Himself, and Mr Tompkins Explores The Atom.
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland: Or, Stories of C, G, and H George Gamow Snippet view - 1964
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland is a wonderful story about a middle-aged man who, upon attending physics lectures, finds himself dreaming about the principles he learns. The book starts out when the main character, Mr. Tompkins, finds himself in a state of boredom and decides to fill his void with physics lectures offered by the local university.
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- G. Gamow
Books. Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland: Or, Stories of C, G, and H. George Gamow. Macmillan, 1940 - Quantum theory - 91 pages. Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of...
Then Mr Tompkins felt very proud because he could understand what was happening to the cyclist—it was simply the contraction of moving bodies, about which he had just heard.
