Why Does E=mc²?

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Why Does E=mc²?
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First edition
AuthorBrian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics, theory of relativity
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherDa Capo Press
Publication date
July 14, 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages264 pp.
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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. This was the first full-scale book from Professors Cox and Forshaw.

Overview

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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 Albert Einstein's equation, E=mc², and explain what it stands for.[1][2]

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