Items related to E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's miracle year of discoveries, a new edition of the bestselling "biography" of his famous equation
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.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
E=mc2. Just about everyone has at least heard of Albert Einstein's formulation of 1905, which came into the world as something of an afterthought. But far fewer can explain his insightful linkage of energy to mass. David Bodanis offers an easily grasped gloss on the equation. Mass, he writes, "is simply the ultimate type of condensed or concentrated energy," whereas energy "is what billows out as an alternate form of mass under the right circumstances."
From the Publisher:
Just what those circumstances are occupies much of Bodanis's book, which pays homage to Einstein and, just as important, to predecessors such as Maxwell, Faraday, and Lavoisier, who are not as well known as Einstein today. Balancing writerly energy and scholarly weight, Bodanis offers a primer in modern physics and cosmology, explaining that the universe today is an expression of mass that will, in some vastly distant future, one day slide back to the energy side of the equation, replacing the "dominion of matter" with "a great stillness"--a vision that is at once lovely and profoundly frightening.
Without sliding into easy psychobiography, Bodanis explores other circumstances as well; namely, Einstein's background and character, which combined with a sterling intelligence to afford him an idiosyncratic view of the way things work--a view that would change the world. --Gregory McNamee
5 1.5-hour cassettes
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWalker Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0802714633
- ISBN 13 9780802714633
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages352
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 23.59
Shipping:
US$ 4.30
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0802714633
Buy New
US$ 23.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0802714633
Buy New
US$ 35.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Prompt service guaranteed. Seller Inventory # Clean0802714633
Buy New
US$ 35.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0802714633
Buy New
US$ 36.25
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0802714633
Buy New
US$ 45.58
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks276887
Buy New
US$ 59.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0802714633
Buy New
US$ 67.48
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0802714633
Buy New
US$ 68.30
Convert currency
Stock Image
E=MC2: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD'
Published by
Walker Books
(2005)
ISBN 10: 0802714633
ISBN 13: 9780802714633
New
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.1. Seller Inventory # Q-0802714633
Buy New
US$ 75.83
Convert currency