Mr Tompkins in Paperback


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Since his first appearance over sixty years ago, Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many readers as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams lead him into a world inside the atom. This classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in physics, from atomic structure to relativity.




Adam the Creator


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The Absolute at Large


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The Absolute at Large (Továrna na absolutno in the original Czech, literally translated as The Factory for the Absolute), is a science fiction novel written by Czech author Karel Čapek in 1922. The first sentence opens the story on New Year's Day 1943 -- a future date at the time of writing -- and describes the fundamental transformations in society as the result of a new mystical source of virtually free energy.




The Makropoulos Secret


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Index to Children's Poetry


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Contains biographical and autobiographical sketches of 289 authors and illustrators of children's books, with 232 photographs and drawings.




The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein


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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 Galileo, Newton, Huygens, Einstein and others. 136 illustrations.







A Planet Called Earth


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A biographical sketch of its past, present, and future, written for the general public.