false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256150487m/5958783.jpg 5958783 1 This is an engaging and accessible explanation of Einstein's equation that explores the principles of physics through everyday life. In this riveting, deeply informative exploration of Einstein's famous equation, Dr. 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. 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 accelerator, known as the Large Hadron Collider. Using this gigantic machine - which can recreate conditions in the early Universe fractions of a second after the Big Bang - Cox and Forshaw will observe the origin of mass in action, and record their findings.Alongside questions of energy and mass, they will consider the third, and perhaps, most intriguing element of the equation: 'c' - or the speed of light. Why is it that the speed of light is the exchange rate? Answering this question is at the heart of the investigation as the authors demonstrate how, in order to truly understand why E=mc2, we first must understand why we must move forward in time and not backwards and how objects in our 3-dimensional world actually move in 4-dimensional space-time. In other words, how the very fabric of our world is constructed.A collaboration between one of the youngest professors in the UK, and a distinguished, popular physicist, "Why Does E=MC2?" promises to be one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of the theory of relativity in recent years. 6131497 book 13 4 2009 Why Does E=mc^2?: And Why Should We Care? total:24|5:6|4:7|3:9|2:2|1:0| 24 89 129 12 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:12:57 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 14:11:26 -0700 2009
In this book Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw start with Galileo's profound insight into the nature of relative motion which led him to the inesca...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 08:11:03 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 08:11:16 -0700 2009 By Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Da Capo Press)
To move beyond a cursory understanding of Einstein’s iconic equation, put yourself in the adept hands of physicists and science educators Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. Using clear langu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 11:20:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 17:23:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 08:57:34 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 09:01:10 -0800 2009
My main problem is that it doesn't answer the question in the subtitle. I was hoping for more everyday application stuff. One...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:15:03 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 20:20:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 21:49:40 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 06:53:45 -0800 2009 It isn't always easy to wrap your head around some of the concepts, and I had to re-read some paragraphs, but it is an excellent resource for finding out about physics.]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:01:26 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 19:02:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 13:30:46 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 16:32:30 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 17:37:31 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 14:58:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 17:37:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 18 08:18:47 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 12:37:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 16:52:23 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 16:56:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 13:45:25 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 13:45:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 00:02:42 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 00:02:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 15:51:37 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 15:51:50 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 28 08:06:47 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 08:07:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 10:27:58 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 10:27:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 01:21:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 01:21:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 14:55:26 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 14:55:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 07:02:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 16:13:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 06:54:50 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 06:54:56 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5958783