E = mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis

The Remarkable Story Behind Einstein’s Famous Equation

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E = mc²: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation tells the story of the scientific ideas, discoveries, and personalities that led to Einstein’s celebrated relationship between energy and mass. David Bodanis explains the meaning of each part of the equation and traces the earlier work that made its formulation possible. The narrative then follows its consequences through twentieth-century physics, from new understanding of stars and matter to the development of nuclear energy and weapons. Written for general readers, the book avoids unnecessary technical detail while preserving the excitement and significance of the science. It is both an accessible explanation of a profound idea and a lively history of how one compact equation transformed humanity’s understanding of the physical world.