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E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
by Bodanis, David
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0802713521
- ISBN 13
- 9780802713520
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Walker Books, 2000. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend SALE ITEM)* first edition, first printing, signed by the author at the title page; 352 pp., Hardcover, very good in a very good dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Synopsis
Generations have grown up knowing the equation E=mc2 and that it changed the shape of our world but never understood what it actually means and why it is so significant. In his new book, David Bodanis writes the “biography” of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in history, and through his skill as a writer and teacher, he turns a seemingly impenetrable theory into a dramatic and accessible human achievment.Bodanis begins by devoting elegant chapters to each of the equation’s letters and symbols, introducing the science and scientists forming the backdrop to Einstein’s 1905 discovery. Having demystified the equation, Bodanis explains it mathematically and brings it to life scientifically and historically, making clear the astonishing array of discoveries and consequences it made possible – from the splitting of the atom to a television’s cathode ray tube to the carbon dating of prehistoric paintings.At first, Einstein was unsure of what he had accomplished. “The argument is amusing and seductive,” he wrote to a friend, “but for all I know, the Lord may be laughing over it and leading me down the garden path.” In fact, Einstein did nothing less than open the door to the inner structure of the universe. In David Bodanis’s skilled hands, that achievement is an uncommonly good story.
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- Bookseller
- Zubal Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ZB1246421
- Title
- E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
- Author
- Bodanis, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0802713521
- ISBN 13
- 9780802713520
- Publisher
- Walker Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- physics ap3
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