Mr Tompkins in Wonderland
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Mr Tompkins in Wonderland is a popular science book by physicist George Gamow that uses whimsical stories to explain complex concepts in modern physics to general readers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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popular science book ⓘ |
| author | George Gamow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Maud
NERFINISHED
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Professor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| educationalGoal |
explain complex concepts in modern physics
ⓘ
make abstract physics intuitive ⓘ |
| field | physics communication ⓘ |
| genre |
educational literature
ⓘ
popular science ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | John Hookham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later popular physics literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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non-specialists in physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterCombinedIn | Mr Tompkins in Paperback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mr Tompkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
humorous explanations of physics
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personification of physical concepts ⓘ physical constants changed to everyday scales ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional town ⓘ |
| structure | series of short stories ⓘ |
| subject |
atomic physics
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cosmology ⓘ general relativity ⓘ modern physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ relativity ⓘ special relativity ⓘ wave–particle duality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century physics ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeDevice |
dream sequences
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whimsical stories ⓘ |
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