E=mc2 : a biography of the world's most famous equation /

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by Bodanis, David.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Singh, Simon. Published by : Walker, (New York :) Physical details: xiii, 337 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subject(s): Einstein, Albert, --1879-1955. | Force and energy. | Mass (Physics) | Mathematical physics. Year : 2005 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Bluefield High School 921 EIN Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Simon Singh -- Part 1 - Birth -- Bern patent office, 1905 -- Part 2 - Ancestors of E=mc[squared] -- E is for energy -- = -- m is for mass -- c is for celeritas -- 2[hacek(caron)] -- Part 3 - The early years -- Einstein and the equation -- Into the atom -- Quiet in the midday snow -- Part 4 - Adulthood -- Germany's turn -- Norway -- America's turn -- 8:16 a.m. - over Japan -- Part 5 - Till the end of time -- The fires of the sun -- Creating the earth -- A Brahmin lifts his eyes unto the sky -- Epilogue : What else Einstein did -- Appendix : Follow-up of other key participants.