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Publisher: Cambridge Univ PrISBN-10: 0521599393
Category: Science & TechISBN-13: 9780521599399
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 --Publication Year: 1997
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Scientists from a range of disciplines present their views on the central problems in biology. Contributors include Stephen Jay Gould, Manfred Eigen, Christien de Duve, Roger Penrose, Jared Diamond, John Maynard Smith, and Lewis Wolpert.

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At Trinity College, Dublin, a number of outstanding scientists from a range of disciplines gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Erwin Schrodinger's book WHAT IS LIFE? Following Schrodinger's example of 50 years ago, members of the group present their views on the current central problems in biology. A revealing work that takes readers to the cutting-edge of current biological issues.
Erwin Schrodinger's book What is Life? had a tremendous influence on the development of molecular biology, stimulating scientists such as Watson and Crick to explore the physical basis of life. Much of the appeal of Schrodinger's book lay in its approach to the central problems in biology--heredity and how organisms use energy to maintain order--from a physicist's perspective. At Trinity College, Dublin a number of outstanding scientists from a range of disciplines gathered to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of What is Life? and, following Schrodinger's example fifty years previously, presented their views on the current central problems in biology. The contributors to this volume include Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Penrose, Jared Diamond, Manfred Eigen, John Maynard Smith, Christien de Duve and Lewis Wolpert. This collection is essential for anyone interested in biology and its future.

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The title of this comes from Schrodinger's influential 1943 publication, which helped inspire new avenues of scientific investigation. These essays consider the future of scientific investigation, with some of the biggest names in science - Gould, Wolpert and others - providing observations on biology and its future. A "most" for any considering a career in or the future of this science.
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ISBN: 0521599393
Publication Date: 1997-03-13
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages: 204
Height: 0.4000 inches
Width: 5.9600 inches
Weight: 0.7100 pounds

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