Preface............................................................vii PART 1 Birth 1 Bern Patent Office, 1905.......................................3 PART 2 Ancestors of E=mc² 2 E Is for Energy...............................................11 3 =.............................................................23 4 m Is for mass.................................................27 5 c Is for celeritas............................................37 6 2.............................................................55 PART 3 The Early Years 7 Einstein and the Equation.....................................73 8 Into the Atom.................................................93 9 Quiet in the Midday Snow.....................................100 PART 4 Adulthood 10 Germany's Turn..............................................117 11 Norway......................................................134 12 America's Turn..............................................143 13 8:16 A.M.—Over Japan........................................163 PART 5 Till the End of Time 14 The Fires of the Sun........................................173 ... read full excerpt from: E=mc2 ebook