The protagonist of Adventures in the Physical World is a regular bank clerk, Mr. Tompkins, who developed an interest in physics after attending a scientific lecture. Through repeated listening to physics lectures and encountering adventures in physics dreams, Mr. Tompkins gradually gained knowledge and understanding of the mysteries of the physical world, including relativity, quantum theory, atoms and atomic structure, statistical physics, and so on. He also came to know such scientists as Einstein, Schroedinger, and Maxwell."Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland Adventures in the Physical World is a groundbreaking blend of fun and authority, pioneering the trend of entertaining physics. It presents the magical world of physics to readers in the form of a story, deeply attracting countless teenagers and making it a rare scientific enlightenment reading material for young people around the world.