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E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Emc2 A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Author: David Bodanis
In 1905, Albert Einstein produced five historic papers that shattered many cherished scientific beliefs. One of those papers introduced the theory of special relativity and his legendary equation, E=mc2. Generations have grown up knowing that equation changed the shape of our world, but without understanding what it really means and why it is so...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780330391658
ISBN-10: 0330391658
Publication Date: 8/3/2001
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Pan Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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What I read was interesting and informative, but he starts by saying he wants to get away from biographies of the physicists and do a biography of the equation, then proceeds to flesh out the biography of Einstein, Farraday, Lavoisier, and later Oppenheimer.
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What a wonderful book for those of us who want to understand the equation but do not want to take a phyics course to do it. The author gives a informative back round of the beginnings of the concept to the ongoing understanding of it. Great read.
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reviewed E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation on + 29 more book reviews
Delightful book. It combines the personalities of the scientists with their discoveries in a manner tht kept up my interest to the last page.


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