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| Mr Tompkins in Paperback :
Comprising 'Mr Tompkins in Wonderland' and 'Mr Tompkins Explores the
Atom'. George Gamow First appearing over 50 years ago, George Gamow's Mr. Tompkins became known and loved by thousands of readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. A new Foreword by Roger Penrose introduces Mr. Tompkins to a new generation of readers and reviews his adventures in light of current developments in physics. Ingram |
| Thirty Years That Shook Physics:
The Story of Quantum Theory. George Gamow A reprinted Dover edition of a lovely set of biographies of the physicists of the Golden Period, from the pen of George Gamow. The original 1966 edition has been out of print for a number of years. This 1985 edition is beautifully reproduced, and it includes fascinating pictures, sketches, and poems, done by Gamow himself. Amazon reader review |
| Relativity: The Special and
the General Theory. Albert Einstein How better to learn the Special Theory of Relativity and the General Theory of Relativity than directly from their creator, Albert Einstein himself? In Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, Einstein describes the theories that made him famous, illuminating his case with numerous examples and a smattering of math (nothing more complex than high-school algebra). Einstein's book is not casual reading, but for those who appreciate his work without diving into the arcana of theoretical physics, Relativity will prove a stimulating read. Amazon.com |
| The Meaning of Relativity.
Albert Einstein In 1921, a young Albert Einstein traveled to America to give four lectures at Princeton University, paving the way for a more complete acceptance of his theory of general relativity. These lectures are published together as The Meaning of Relativity, and were revised with each new edition until Einstein's death. Despite Einstein's profession that he thought without using words, his examples and descriptions of the relativistic world he perceived are clear and easy to follow. Amazon.com |
| QED. Richard Feynman
This volume, constituting the printed version of the first of the Alix G. Mautner Memorial Lectures to be given periodically at UCLA, certainly gets this new series off to a flying start. World-renowned for the liveliness and creativity of his physical insights, Caltech physicist Feynman provides another of his tours de force as he clearly explains the arcane workings of quantum electrodynamics, a theory which Feynman himself helped to establish. Library Journal |
| The Character of Physical
Law. Richard Feynman Nobel Prize winner Richard Reynman maintains that the importance of a physical law is not how clever we are to have found it, but how clever nature is to pay attention to it. After establishing what is most remarkable in nature, he develops his own analysis of the process. Feynman's enlightened approach, his wit and his enthusiasm make this a memorable exposition of the scientist's craft. Ingram |