Sunday 30 December 2012

Introducing: The Professor

Professor Andersson is scientist. He is not Dr Who, yet he deals with issues involving space and time. He is an expert on Einstein's theory of relativity and extreme astrophysics. At work he worries about black holes, dead stars, white dwarfs and waves of gravity. He has a keen interest in the public understanding of science, and firmly believes that anything and everything can be explained to pretty much anyone. Not easily, but it is possible. 

In his spare time, the Professor likes to read - always did, ever since he was little. He continues to be excited by books for younger readers, great stories that inspire developing minds and make the next generation fall in love with books. He is particularly interested in stories that draw on real science for their inspiration, yet blend in a healthy amount of wild speculation and madness. This interest inspired the creation of Professor Kompressor, an excellent but accident prone inventor. 


Professor Kompressor is a fictional character (certainly not based on the other Professor!) and his adventures are completely made up. Yet, the various episodes in the book draw (to some extent) on ideas from science and the modern world. The intention is to show that you can have a lot of fun with science and technology. In fact, Professor Kompressor is a perfect illustration of how we learn in life, by making mistakes over and over again. The key lesson is to never give up, even when things don't come easy.


In reality, as in fiction, the unexpected consequences of some action may be the most interesting. And entertaining...

Introducing: The Professor

Professor Kompressor is an inventor. He is excellent at inventing, but the inventions are not always excellent.

This first collection of Professor Kompressor stories recalls a number of episodes from his inventing career. The ideas may seem sound, and perhaps quite original, but they don't always work out as intended. In fact, they very rarely do. It was perhaps predictable that an invisibility cloak would be easily mislaid, but who could have guessed that tinkering with an old Volkswagen Beetle would be so dangerous? There is plenty of evidence that Professor Kompressor is a genius, but this does not in anyway prevent him from accidents and mishaps.

The book is aimed a children (age 7-11, perhaps) and is intended to inspire developing minds. The Professor is a fictional character and the adventures are completely made up. Yet, the various episodes draw on ideas from science and the modern world. 


This "literary masterpiece" is available from Amazon (and is most reasonably priced!):


Amazon com link: http://amzn.com/B009TQ73VK


Amazon.co.uk link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009TQ73VK


Don't despair - you can get it in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Brasil, Canada and Japan, too. 


Total world domination unlikely!