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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
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s miracle year of discoveries, a new edition of the bestselling “biography” of his famous equation Generations 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802714633
ISBN-10: 0802714633
Publication Date: 10/1/2005
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Walker & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, 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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