Who developed the formula E equals mc squared?

Answer 1

Albert Einstein

E = mc^(2)

E ; Energy)

m ; mass

c ; speed of light

c^(2) ; speed of light squared.

Compare to Kinetic Energy.

K.E. = m v^(2)

KE = Kinetic Energy

m = mass

v = velocity(speed)

v^(2) = velocity/speed squared.

The basic idea of Einstein's is that matter disintergrates, by nuclear fission to release a huge amount of energy . So if you had a kilogram (mass) of material and it undergoes nuclear fission, you may end up with 0.000999999... kg of matter. The remaing loss of matter 0.00000000001 kg say has disintegrated and released energy.

E = 0.0000000001 kg X (3.8 x 10^(9) m/s)^(2) =

E = 1.444 x 10^(10) joules of energy (14440000000.0 J)

These are just invented numbers to give you an idea of the vast amount of energy released.

Answer 2

Einstein developed the E = mc squared formula.