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 

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.

Overview

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 Einstein’s most famous equation, E=mc², and explain what it stands for.[2][3]

References

  1. "Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox, Jeffrey R. Forshaw". Goodreads. goodreads.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Relativity and All That". The American Scholar. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  3. 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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