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“This book, written by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, is wonderful…By exploring the equation ‘energy equals mass times the speed of light squared’, this book helps you to understand why the universe is what it is. It walks you through how Einstein came up with the equation, and why the universe behaves the way it does. I have a PhD in astronomy, so the material was familiar to me, but Brian and Jeff do a brilliant job of walking the reader through Einstein’s equation. If you make just one assumption – that light travels at a certain speed, and you give that a number you call ‘c’ – then everything falls into place in the universe. You find that mass and energy are two sides of the same coin. One can be converted to the other. And the amount of energy you get out of a handful of matter for some reason depends on the speed of light. If you read this book – and I’ll admit some of it is a little tough – you will understand how the universe works.” Read more...
Books on the Wonders of The Universe
Philip Plait, Physicist
