E=MC2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation - Brossura

Bodanis, David

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ISBN 10: 0385258917 ISBN 13: 9780385258913

Casa editrice: Anchor Canada, 2001

Riassunto

“This argument is amusing and seductive, but for all I know, the Lord may be laughing over it and leading me down the garden path.” – Albert Einstein in a letter to a friend

When E=mc2 was born in 1905 Albert Einstein was unsure of what he had accomplished. In fact, he had done nothing less than open the door to the inner structure of the universe. In this brilliant and accessible book, David Bodanis illuminates one of science’s most complex concepts. Ranging widely from Exit signs in theatres to the future fate of the earth, and presenting colourful portraits of the scientists behind the discoveries, Bodanis delivers a scintillating account of the real meaning of E=mc2.

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Recensione:

“Bodanis’s account is exhilarating....This book filled me, once again, with delight at what numbers, together with a free-ranging intellect, can achieve. E=mc² is to be treasured because, in its small compass, it reveals so much of what makes science tick....a few more books like this and perhaps our policy makers will remember what science is about” —The Globe and Mail

L'autore:

David Bodanis is the author of six books, including the bestselling The Secret House. He teaches mathematical physics at Oxford and lives in London.

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• Editore: Anchor Canada
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0385258917
• ISBN 13: 9780385258913
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352