Reddit reviews Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?)
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Even our solar system is shockingly large. The larger the distance the quicker we must travel, the quicker we travel the slower time for us traveling at high speed becomes. Even if we could travel to Pluto it would be a 1-way ticket.
Currently in our understanding of physics there is no possible way for a human being to travel that far. The best book I have read on he subject is Why Does E=mc2 and Why Should We Care? It basically says, "Space travel? haha, keep dreaming!"
This book is really good for explaining all this stuff, and it never gets any more complicated mathematically than using Pythagorus
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I found Why does E=mc^2 (and why should we care?), by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw perfect for this. It's aimed at someone with very little science background, so it may be a little too simple for you, but worth a read anyway IMHO.
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I'm currently reading this. It's called "E=mc2 and why should we care". It's by Brian Cox and another chap who make the equation easy to understand and why it is what it is. Although it's not strictly cosmology, it does make it easier to understand certain theories. Also, it's nicely written.
There's some great books out there by Brian Cox (if you're familiar with him?) about the universe etc...
Happy Hunting and I hope your friend goes far
I'm currently reading Why does E=mc^2 by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw and, whilst my brain is melting into a small puddle, it clearly does...
I won't pretend I understand most of the maths (even when they try to explain it in simple terms) but experimentation clearly shows the theory to be correct.
It always seems to me that these loons don't understand how scientists think at all. Scientists love being wrong! Every time they're wrong, it opens up a new thing for them to explore.
"Why does E equal MC squared?"
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