He looks at the elements 'e', 'm' and 'c' and honours the scientists whose landmark discoveries paved the way for Einstein. In this fascinating biography David Bodanis tells the story of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in history. Generations have grown up knowing that equation changed the shape of our world, but without understanding what it really means and why it is so significant. One of those papers introduced the theory of special relativity and his legendary equation, E=mc2. In 1905, Albert Einstein produced five historic papers that shattered many cherished scientific beliefs. I didn't know I could know so much.' Fay Weldon, Books of the Year, Washington Post It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. By the end of the astonishing E=mc2, a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners.
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