Mr Tompkins in Wonderland

This is the 1st in the series centering Mr Tompkins, who takes peek into the world of science, during his off hours of serving as a bank clerk.
His understanding of science sometimes leads to dreams that takes him to lands where the scientific constants are trimmed so that he could realize what happens in the microscopic world of which he could only grossly comprehend at most. But this only helps the reader, who are also benefitted to understand the complicated yet unavoidable philosophy that led to the birth of relativity, replacing the classical notions of space and time and quantum mechanics, replacing the classical notions of certainty in measurement. Consisting of a series of dreams and lectures, the marvels of physics could never be better revealed. Readers with basic understanding of physics will undoubtedly find a great appeal to the intricacies of nature which is explained in easy terms laced with humour that overcomes the difficulty of understanding and inspires confidence to study the subject in detail.

Mr Tompkins Learns the Facts of Life

At a very early age, I was introduced to the character, Mr Tompkins by my father. Well, from then onwards, I became the fan of both the protagonist of the series and the creator. The illustrations that were sketched by Gamow added to the enticement. Science could never have been more thrillingly humorous as when one sees it through the eyes of Mr Tompkins. Ever since I had become enthralled by the intricacies of the Mother Nature and the science She offers.
So, when I took this up, the 3rd in the series, motivated by my recent endeavour with The Body by Bill Bryson (certainly this is in no way related specifically with his body but the medical mystery of the human body, in general), the adventures seem not to have aged much in appeal.
These brought back nostalgic scientific memories. Maybe, it was due to my upgraded view of science the insights seem clearer. As the clerk, Mr Tomkins had shifted his interest from physics after his 1st couple sets of adventures, the readers stood to benefit. Blood, gene and brain were opened to them for investigation as was some rudimentary logic of digital computing. Added to this is a chapter to summarise how energy is harnessed by plants deriving from the solar source and channelled through the multitude of sinks which make up the living and breathing earth. The inquisitive reader can locate several pointers to direct their interest for the future while being glued to the literary wealth of the series.