E=mc² turns 100

Brian Greene (The Elegant Universe) celebrates the 100th birthday of Einstein’s famous equation E=mc² with an article that explains, elegantly, the history and what it means for you, and the universe.

That famous equation and you - Editorials & Commentary - International Herald Tribune

“His genius was not in the math; it was in his ability to see beyond centuries of misunderstanding and recognize that there was a connection between mass and energy at all”