
Historian David Bodanis subtitled his best seller E mc2 'A Biography of the World's Most. In this book, David Bodanis writes the 'biography' of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in historythat the realms of energy and matter are inescapably linkedand, through his skill as a writer and teacher, he turns a seemingly. Meet the visionary scientists whose experiments paved the way for Einstein. Some topics require a bit of chewy comprehension and this reading sets an ideal standard for such. : E mc2: A Biography of the Worlds Most Famous Equation (9780802713520) by Bodanis. Like restaurants that insist on cranking up the music they are terrified that someone might get bored.

Today's "media professionals" simply do not trust the written word and feel they must "add value" with dramatic antics, youthful over-enthusiasm, and the highest possible number words per second. This casually paced, natural reading is a tremendous aid in comprehension. Far too many Audible books are read by professionals at top speed or with histrionic overacting. But I am writing mainly to note the reading, which should be a model for other publishers.

Instead of beginning with relativity, it uses very interesting historical episodes to place Einstein's famous formula within the larger history of the science of energy and mass, which makes a lot of sense.

"Audio Publishers, Please Take Note!" First, I agree with others that this book is an excellent introduction to aspects of modern physics.
