Viking Press, Mr Tompkins series Throughout these books, Mr Tompkins is introduced as "C. G. H. Tompkins" to emphasize the notion of cGh physics. Mr Tompkins in Wonderland (1940) originally published 1938 in serial form in Discovery magazine (UK) Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom (1945) Mr Tompkins in Paperback (1965), combines Mr Tompkins in Wonderland with Mr Tompkins Explores the Atom, Cambridge University Press; 1993 Canto edition, foreword by Roger Penrose The New World of Mr Tompkins (1999), coauthor Russell Stannard updated Mr Tompkins in Paperback ( hardcover) Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life (1953), about biology Mr. Tompkins Inside Himself (1967), coauthor Martynas Yčas revised Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life giving a broader view of biology, including recent developments in molecular biology Science textbooks The Constitution of Atomic Nuclei and Radioactivity (1931) Structure of Atomic Nuclei and Nuclear Transformations (1937) Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life (1947) Theory of Atomic Nucleus and Nuclear Energy Sources (1949) coauthor C. L. Critchfield The Creation of the Universe (1952) Matter, Earth and Sky (1958) Physics: Foundations & Frontiers (1960) coauthor John M. Cleveland The Atom and its Nucleus (1961) Mr. Tompkins Gets Serious: The Essential George Gamow (2005). edited by Robert Oerter, Pi Press, . Incorporates material from Matter, Earth, and Sky and The Atom and Its Nucleus. Notwithstanding the title, this book is not part of the Mr. Tompkins series. See also George Gamow Memorial Lectures Urca process Ylem References Further reading Interviews with Ralph A. Alpher and Robert C. Herman conducted by Martin Harwit in August, 1983, for the Archives at the Niels Bohr Library, American Institute of Physics, College Park, Maryland. "Ralph A. Alpher, Robert C. Herman, and the Prediction of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation," Physics in Perspective, 14(3), 300–334, 2012, by Victor S. Alpher. External links Memorial Lecture Series (University of Colorado Boulder) – includes link to documentary about Gamow, hosted by his son Igor Gamow Biographic sketch (in PDF) Gamow Books Annotated bibliography for George Gamow from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Gamow memorial at George Washington University Oral History interview transcript with George Gamow – a lengthy interview, a few months before Gamow died; includes reminiscences about his family, education, career, and writing. Gamow 25 April 1968, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir Soviet cosmologists 20th-century American astronomers Russian atheists