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After reading about George Gamow earlier this year, I wanted to go back and reread some of his Mr. Tompkins stories. This updated edition was available through the public library. It retains many of Gamow's original stories and the lyrics and music to the Cosmic Opera written by his wife. It does not contain many of the more dated and sexist references from the original and updates the physics to what was known and accepted in 1999.
More importantly, reading this book reminded me of reading my f ...more
More importantly, reading this book reminded me of reading my f ...more