E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
David Bodanis, Simon Singh
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 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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Rok:
2005
Wydanie:
2nd
Wydawnictwo:
Walker & Company
Język:
english
Strony:
352
ISBN 10:
0802714633
ISBN 13:
9780802714633
Plik:
MOBI , 1.20 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2005