num_pages: 192
description: E=MC2. A brilliant premise, but you could never understand it till now. Physics, genetics, chemistry, biology, science is changing so rapidly, that it's almost impossible for a novice to keep track of the new ideas that are shaping our present...and altering our future. Here's a friendly, expert guide that will steer you through the modern maze of knowledge, a nuts-and-bolts "factopedia" that hones in on the really big concepts that have made an impact on our world. Getting the information you're looking for is simplicity just turn to any one of the basic sections--The World Around Us, The Humanity Within Us, and The Mind Within Us-to find full coverage of all the key movers and shakers, handily listed in specific subsections by their discipline. There's no plunging through a mass of extraneous information; each gets right to the heart of the matter. There's no better way to stay scientifically informed!
language: English
title: E=MC2; The Great Ideas that Shaped our World
titlecomplete: E=MC2; The Great Ideas that Shaped our World
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Science, History
ratings_count: 55
publisher: New Burlington Books