The Book Prize Index

E = mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation

David Bodanis

Already climbing the bestseller lists, this Library Journal Best Book of the Year sheds brilliant light on the equation that changed the world. Bodanis writes the biography of one of the greatest scientific discoveries in history, and through his skill as a writer and teacher, he turns a seemingly impenetrable theory into a dramatic and accessible human achievement.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology -> ScienceScience & DiscoveryMedicine, Health & the BodyTechnology, Computing & AI

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2000FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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    The book presents E = mc2 as a biography of the scientific discovery that “changed the world,” using writing and teaching to make the theory dramatic and accessible.

    Model confidence 58%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    34 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 46%.