About this title: Half a century ago the Austrian physicist and philosopher Erwin Schrodinger inspired a generation of scientists by rephrasing the philosophical question: "What is life?". This text revisits this question in a narrative which combines rigorous science with philosophy, history and poetry.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780684810874ISBN:0684810875
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Pages are clean, though the edges are sunned; boards have edge wear and a light bump to the fore edge corner; dust jacket is chipped at the head and foot. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 207 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. First edition first printing-very very minor wear to edge of dust jacket-otherwise a brand new clean excellent copy-enjoy. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1995-09-18
ISBN-13:9780684810874ISBN:0684810875
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520220218ISBN:0520220218
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520220218ISBN:0520220218
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780520220218ISBN:0520220218
Description: "In "What Is Life? Margulis and Sagan have rephrased the answer to Schrodinger's brilliant question by means of a new and spirited explanation of the emergent levels of biological organization....Theirs is a conceptual framework likely to influen... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 9/18/1995
ISBN-13:9780684810874ISBN:0684810875
Description: Very Good. Ex-Library Hardback in Very Good condition with mylar protective covering, Tight Binding, No Spine Creases, No Writing, Minor Cover and Edge Wear. No Library Card Pocket. read more
"What is Life? A damn good question, and Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan do a fine job of answering it. Life is complexity, co-operation, and creativity. Behold the beauty of evolution and revel in its glory."
"A stimulating and thought provoking book that runs a thread of wonder into the small. Pure vision, on this fascinating topic of life. She and Dorion have successfully pulled together a new intellectual religious mystery."
"Fascinating discussion of the scientific definition of life. It also highlights Margulis' theories on the origins of mitochondria, chloroplasts and other organelles as independent organisms engulfed into others. It gives the reader a much more fluid perspective on the interconnected web of life.
This book is intended for non scientists and thus very accessible."
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