Why Does E=mc²?

Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?) is a 2009 book by the theoretical physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw.[1] This was the first full-scale book from Professors Cox and Forshaw.

Why Does E=mc²?
First edition
AuthorBrian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics, theory of relativity
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherDa Capo Press
Publication date
July 14, 2009
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages264 pp.
ISBN978-0306818769
Followed byWonders of the Solar System 

Overview

The book aims to provide an explanation of the theory of relativity that is accessible to a general reader. The authors also explain what Einstein’s most famous equation, E=mc² stands for.[2]

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