E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

Title: E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation Author: David Bodanis ISBN: 9780802713520 Publisher: Walker Books Published: 2000 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Science & Math 1673215 Publisher Description: 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