Why Does E=mc2?: And Why Should We Care?

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Why Does E=mc2?: And Why Should We Care?

Name: Why Does E=mc2?: And Why Should We Care?
ISBN: 9780786752164

Brian Cox, Can Can

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Professor Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of 21st century science to consider the real meaning behind the iconic sequence of symbols that make up Einstein's most famous equation, E=mc2. Breaking down the symbols themselves, they pose a series of questions: What is energy? What is mass? What has the speed of light got to do with energy and mass? In answering these questions, they take us to the site of one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted. Lying beneath the city of Geneva, straddling the Franco-Swiss boarder, is a 27 km particle accelerat.

Categories:

Science (General)

Year:

2009

Publisher:

Da Capo Press

Language:

english

ISBN 10:

0786752165

ISBN 13:

9780786752164