Christopher Andrew tells us about his history of the KGB’s secret operations in the Third World during the Cold War. Next, David Bodanis celebrates the 100th anniversary of E=MC2 by explaining what the famous equation means. Then, Mario Livio explores the mathematical concept of symmetry in his latest book: The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved. Finally, Kurt Vonnegut shares his first book since 1999, A Man Without a Country.
The World Was Going Our Way
In 1999 Christopher Andrew pulled together the notes of the KGB’s most senior archivist to uncover the history of the KGB’s secret operations in the US and Europe. Now, for the second volume of that history, he looks at the KGB’s interests and influences in the developing world, and reexamines ...
E=MC2
E=MC2 is one of the world's most famous equations. And while most people have heard of it, few really understand what it means. David Bodanis decided to decode the science and history of the equation for non-scientists in E=MC2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation.
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The Equation that Couldn't be Solved
Mario Livio explores the mathematical quest to define symmetry. In The Equation that Couldn't be Solved, he explains how symmetry straddles the line between science and art, and how it impacts the form of everything from music to trees.
Music:
Night On Earth Soundtrack #13, ...
Music:
Night On Earth Soundtrack #13, ...
A Man Without a Country
Kurt Vonnegut tells us about A Man Without a Country, his first book since 1999. The book is a compilation of short essays and speeches, and some of the articles he’s written for the alternative magazine In These Times.
» Read an excerpt from A Man ...
» Read an excerpt from A Man ...
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