David Bodanis

E=mc2 (eBook, ePUB)

A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780802718211
• Artikelnr.: 34764849

Autorenporträt

David Bodanis designed and gave the "Intellectual Tool-kit" course lectures for many years at Oxford University in England. He is the author of several books, including The Secret Family and the best-seller The Secret House. A native of Chicago, he lives in London, England.