At the beginning of the last century, our understanding of the universe changed due to the emergence of two new physical theories at the time. The theory that governs the world of massive objects and tremendous speeds (theory of relativity), and the theory that governs the world of atomic and subatomic particles (quantum theory). But is it possible for one of us to experience the wonders of these two theories in the world of daily life, while wandering in the street or going out for a walk in a distant country? Is it possible to observe the dilation of time, the contraction of lengths, or the curvature of space-time? Is it possible to observe uncertainty and wave-particle duality? Mr. Tompkins - the bank accountant - does all this because the author of the book, the pioneering physicist George Gamow, changed the constants governing the two most famous theories. He changed the values ​​of the speed of light constant, the gravitational constant, and the quantum constant. Thus, strange phenomena for us became present in the world of our daily lives in front of Mr. Tompkins, so that we might win two. One of the most wonderful books on simplifying science, and they are now available in Arabic in the text of this book for the first time. They are an amazing mixture of scientific facts and storytelling that is not devoid of a sense of sarcasm that is endearing to a distinguished scientist and one of the greatest writers on simplifying science for the general public.

چورچ جاموف
عالمًا موسوعيًا سوفييتيًا وأمريكيًا، وعالم فيزياء نظرية وعالم كونيات. لقد كان من أوائل المؤيدين والمطورين لنظرية الانفجار الكبير التي وضعها لوميتر. اكتشف چورچ تفسيرًا نظريًا لاضمحلال ألفا عن طريق النفق الكمي، واخترع نموذج القطرة السائلة وأول نموذج رياضي للنواة الذرية، وعمل على التحلل الإشعاعي، وتكوين النجوم، والتخليق النووي النجمي، والتخليق النووي للانفجار الكبير (الذي أطلق عليه بشكل جماعي تكوين الكون النووي)، و الوراثة الجزيئية.