E=mc2 : a biography of the world's most famous equation /

Examines the science and scientists who provided the backdrop to Einstein's influential 1905 discovery and offers an explanation of the equation from mathematical, historical, and scientific perspectives.

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Main Author: Bodanis, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker, 2000.
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Summary:Examines the science and scientists who provided the backdrop to Einstein's influential 1905 discovery and offers an explanation of the equation from mathematical, historical, and scientific perspectives.
Physical Description:ix, 337 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:1170
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-[318]) and index.
ISBN:0802713521 (hc)
9780425181645