E=mc2
A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, General Physics, Other Sciences, History
| Author: | David Bodanis | ISBN: | 9780802718211 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 26, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Bodanis |
| ISBN: | 9780802718211 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 26, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Language: | English |
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 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.
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 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.
