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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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a E=mc2 : |b a biography of the world's most famous equation / |c David Bodanis. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Walker, |c 2000. | ||
| 300 | |a ix, 337 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-[318]) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Birth. Bern patent office, 1905 -- Ancestors of E=mc2. E is for energy -- = -- m is for mass -- c is for celeritas -- 2 -- Early years. Einstein and the equation -- Into the atom -- Quiet in the midday snow -- Adulthood. Germany's turn -- Norway -- America's turn -- 8:16 a.m.--over Japan -- Till the end of time. Fires of the sun -- Creating the Earth -- Brahmin lifts his eyes unto the sky -- Epilogue: What else Einstein did -- Appendix: Follow-up of other key participants. | |
| 520 | 0 | |a 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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| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Einstein, Albert, |d 1879-1955. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Force and energy. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mass (Physics) | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mathematical physics. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Relativity (Physics) | |
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