Professor Kompressor

by Nils Andersson

Professor Kompressor ist ein Erfinder. Seine Ideen erscheinen großartig, und auch sehr einfallsreich, gelingen aber nicht immer. Eigentlich tun sie das eher selten. Außergewöhnliche Dinge geschehen, wenn der Professor versucht die Welt zu verbessern. Man könnte vielleicht erwarten, dass ein mechanisches Dienstmädchen Probleme bereitet. Aber wer hätte gedacht, dass das Herumbasteln an einem alten VW Käfer so gefährlich sein kann. Leserkommentare der englischen “Der beste Professor aller Zeiten.” “Ein wunderbares Buch, das Sie zum Lachen bringen wird.” “Die Geschichten regen Kinder zum Denken an, bestärken sie darin an sich selbst und ihre Ideen zu glauben, und machen zudem auch noch Spaß.”

146 pages, Paperback

Published October 22, 2015

About the author

Nils Andersson is a real life Professor of Mathematics and a leading authority on Einstein's theory of relativity and extreme astrophysics. At work he worries about black holes, dead stars, white dwarfs and waves of gravity. In his spare time he 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.

A house full of books made him wonder what it would be like to write one of his own. So, with a bit of help from his 7-year old daughter, he did. The result is a collection of madcap adventures of Professor Kompressor, an excellent but accident prone inventor.

The Professor is a fictional character (certainly not based on the author!) and his adventures are completely made up. Yet, the various episodes draw on ideas from science and the modern world. The aim (if there is one!) is to show that you can have a lot of fun with science and technology, especially if you allow for a bit of creative mis-interpretation.