The Most Dangerous Equation

Howard Wainer:

What constitutes a dangerous equation? There are two obvious inter­ pretations: some equations are dangerous if you know the equation and others are dangerous if you do not. In this chapter I will not ex- plore the dangers an equation might hold because the secrets within
its bounds open doors behind which lie terrible peril. Few would dis- agree that the obvious winner in this contest would be Einstein's iconic equation

E=MC2 (1.1)

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 10, 2012 2:50 AM
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