E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous EquationGenerations have grown up knowing that the equation E=mc2 changed the shape of our world, but never understanding what it actually means, why it was so significant, and how it informs our daily lives today--governing, as it does, everything from the atomic bomb to a television's cathode ray tube to the carbon dating of prehistoric paintings. In this book, David Bodanis writes the "biography" of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in history--that the realms of energy and matter are inescapably linked--and, through his skill as a writer and teacher, he turns a seemingly impenetrable theory into a dramatic human achievement and an uncommonly good story. |
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Contents
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P A R T Ancestors of Emc | 9 |
P A R | 71 |
Germanys Turn | 117 |
Norway | 134 |
Americas Turn | 143 |
P A R | 171 |
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| Title | E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation |
| Author | David Bodanis |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0802718213, 9780802718211 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / General Science / History Science / Physics / General |
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