Schneider and Sagan organize their argument in a highly accessible manner, moving from descriptions of the basic physics behind energy flow to the organization of complex systems to the role of energy in life to the final section, which applies their concept of energy flow to politics, economics, and even human health. A book that needs to be grappled with by all those who wonder at the organizing principles of existence, Into the Cool will appeal to both humanists and scientists. If Charles Darwin shook the world by showing the common ancestry of all life, so Into the Good has a similar power to disturb - and delight - by showing the common roots in energy flow of all complex, organized, and naturally functioning systems.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226739366
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96255237
Product Key Features
Author
Eric D. Schneider, Dorion Sagan
Publication Name
Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Biology, Physics
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
378 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
236mm
Item Width
167mm
Item Weight
748g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dorion Sagan, Eric D. Schneider
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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