Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland

...He made pioneering achievements in the birth and evolution of stars through nuclear reactions (the Big Bang) and the origin of elements, and was the first to propose that the three-letter code consisting of the four bases in the DNA molecules of living organisms is the basis of genetic information. He made his name with his popular explanation of the theory of relativity in Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland (1939), and published many easy-to-understand and interesting educational books and textbook-like supplementary reading materials on modern physics, astronomy, earth science, and life science. He never participated in military research, but in contrast to L. Hogben and J.D. Bernal, he did not get involved in the relationship between science, politics, and economics. ...

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…核反応による星の誕生と進化(ビッグバン)，元素の起源について先駆的業績をあげ，また生物のDNA分子の4種の塩基からなる3文字符号が遺伝情報の基礎であることを最初に唱えた。《不思議の国のトムキンズMr.Tompkins in Wonderland》(1939)で相対性理論の通俗解説で名をあげ，近代的な物理･天文･地学･生命科学の平明で興味深い啓蒙書や教科書的副読本を数々世に送った。軍事研究には終始参加しなかったが，科学と政治･経済の関係に立ち入らない点でL.ホグベンやJ.D.バナールとは対照的であった。…

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