| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 337 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / Simon Singh -- Part 1 -- Birth -- Bern patent office, 1905 -- Part 2 -- Ancestors of E=mc[squared] -- E is for energy -- = -- m is for mass -- c is for celeritas -- 2[hacek(caron)] -- Part 3 -- The early years -- Einstein and the equation -- Into the atom -- Quiet in the midday snow -- Part 4 -- Adulthood -- Germany's turn -- Norway -- America's turn -- 8:16 a.m. -- over Japan -- Part 5 -- Till the end of time -- The fires of the sun -- Creating the earth -- A Brahmin lifts his eyes unto the sky -- Epilogue : What else Einstein did -- Appendix : Follow-up of other key participants. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the "life" of Einstein's theory of relativity, discussing the scientific knowledge that led to it and describing its influence on the world, including the scientific discoveries it made possible. |
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In title, "squared" is represented by a superscript "2". |
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Reprint. Originally published: 2000. |
| Summary |
Examines the science and scientists who provided the backdrop to Einstein's seminal 1905 discovery, and offers a definitive explanation of the equation from a mathematical, historical, and scientific perspective. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-[318]) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. |
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Force and energy.
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Mass (Physics)
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Mathematical physics.
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Force and energy. |
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Mass (Physics) |
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Mathematical physics. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Added Title |
Biography of the world's most famous equation |
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E equals mc squared |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bodanis, David. E=mc [squared] New York : Walker : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2005, c2000 0802714633 (NjBwBT)bl2005019623 (OCoLC)68745013 |
| ISBN |
9780802718211 : $39.00 |
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0802718213 : $39.00 |
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