Author: David Bodanis Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science, Non Fiction, History, Biographies
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ISBNs: 9780802713520 9780425181645 0802713521 |
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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.
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