Publisher's Synopsis
Referred to as "the world's most famous equation," the mystic and cryptic formula E = mc2 has captured the imagination of young and old alike as revealing one of the universe's great secrets to man. It is a discovery which has elevated us above the animals to a height that approaches the lofty abode and celestial views of the gods. And like Prometheus' fire, it carries with it a curse and existential threat to life on Earth.