Why Does E=mc²?
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| Author | Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Physics, theory of relativity |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press |
Publication date | July 14, 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 264 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-0306818769 |
| Followed by | Wonders of the Solar System |
Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?) is a 2009 book by the theoretical physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. This was the first full-scale book from Professors Cox and Forshaw.
Overview
[edit]The book aims to provide an explanation of the theory of relativity that is accessible to a general reader. The authors tell the history of Albert Einstein's equation, E=mc², and explain what it stands for.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Relativity and All That". The American Scholar. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ Jha, Alok (18 October 2010). "Why Does E=mc²? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
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