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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
Generations have grown up knowing that the equation E=mc2 changed the shape of our world but never understanding what it actually means and why it was so significant. Here, Bodanis writes the "biography" of this great discovery and turns a seemingly impenetrable theory into a dramatic and accessible human achievement. Bodanis begins by introduc...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780736662116
ISBN-10: 0736662111
Publication Date: 1/29/2001
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Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc.
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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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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