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Author : Erwin Schrödinger
Release : 1967
Genre : Biology
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Book Synopsis What is Life? the Physical Aspect of the Living Cell & Mind and Matter by : Erwin Schrödinger
Download or read book What is Life? the Physical Aspect of the Living Cell & Mind and Matter written by Erwin Schrödinger. This book was released on 1967. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erwin Schrödinger
Release : 2012-03-26
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 664/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What is Life? by : Erwin Schrödinger
Download or read book What is Life? written by Erwin Schrödinger. This book was released on 2012-03-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What Is Life?" is Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology. His essay, "Mind and Matter," investigates what place consciousness occupies in the evolution of life, and what part the state of development of the human mind plays in moral questions. "Autobiographical Sketches" offers a fascinating fragmentary account of his life as a background to his scientific writings.
Author : Sir Paul Nurse
Release : 2020-11
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Book Rating : 262/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What Is Life? by : Sir Paul Nurse
Download or read book What Is Life? written by Sir Paul Nurse. This book was released on 2020-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is all around us, abundant and diverse. It is truly a marvel. But what does it actually mean to be alive, and how do we decide what is living and what is not? After a lifetime of studying life, Nobel Prize-winner Sir Paul Nurse, one of the world's leading scientists, has taken on the challenge of defining it. Written with great personality and charm, his accessible guide takes readers on a journey to discover biology's five great building blocks, demonstrates how biology has changed and is changing the world, and reveals where research is headed next. To survive all the challenges that face the human race today - population growth, pandemics, food shortages, climate change - it is vital that we first understand what life is. Never before has the question 'What is life?' been answered with such insight, clarity, and humanity, and never at a time more urgent than now. 'Paul Nurse is about as distinguished a scientist as there could be. He is also a great communicator. This book explains, in a way that is both clear and elegant, how the processes of life unfold, and does as much as science can to answer the question posed by the title. It's also profoundly important, at a time when the world is connected so closely that any new illness can sweep from nation to nation with immense speed, that all of us - including politicians - should be as well-informed as possible. This book provides the sort of clarity and understanding that could save many thousands of lives. I learned a great deal, and I enjoyed the process enormously.' -Sir Philip Pullman 'A nearly perfect guide to the wonder and complexity of existence.' -Bill Bryson 'Nurse provides a concise, lucid response to an age-old question. His writing is not just informed by long experience, but also wise, visionary, and personal. I read the book in one sitting, and felt exhilarated by the end, as though I'd run for miles - from the author's own garden into the interior of the cell, back in time to humankind's most distant ancestors, and through the laboratory of a dedicated scientist at work on what he most loves to do.' -Dava Sobel
Author : Paul Nurse
Release : 2020-09-03
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 414/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What is Life? by : Paul Nurse
Download or read book What is Life? written by Paul Nurse. This book was released on 2020-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is all around us, abundant and diverse, it is extraordinary. But what does it actually mean to be alive? Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In this book, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand. It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five great ideas that underpin biology. He traces the roots of his own curiosity and knowledge to reveal how science works, both now and in the past. Using his personal experiences, in and out of the lab, he shares with us the challenges, the lucky breaks, and the thrilling eureka moments of discovery.To survive the challenges that face the human race today - from climate change, to pandemics, loss of biodiversity and food security - it is vital that we all understand what life is.
Author : Hans-peter Durr
Release : 2002-08-15
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 164/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis What Is Life? Scientific Approaches And Philosophical Positions by : Hans-peter Durr
Download or read book What Is Life? Scientific Approaches And Philosophical Positions written by Hans-peter Durr. This book was released on 2002-08-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Erwin Schrödinger about life evokes a variety of basic questions concerning the understanding of life in terms of modern physics rather than biochemistry. Problems of organization and regulation of biological systems cannot be understood by revealing only the chemical processes of the living state. A group of reputable physicists — among them the followers of Heisenberg and Fröhlich — and biologists came to this same conclusion through several workshops on this topic. This book contains their contributions, written from different viewpoints of theoretical physics and modern biology. These articles are valuable not only for understanding life, but also for creating new and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic tools in medicine; they also contribute importantly to a deeper understanding of evolutionary processes, including the development of consciousness.
