How did life emerge on Earth? Is there life on other worlds? These questions, until recently confined to the pages of speculative essays and tabloid headlines, are now the subject of legitimate scientific research. This book presents a unique perspective--a combined historical, scientific, and philosophical anaylsis, which does justice to the complex nature of the subject. The book's first part offers an overview of the main ideas on the origin of life as they developed from antiquity until the twentieth century. The second, more detailed part of the book examines contemporary theories and major debates within the origin-of-life scientific community. Topics include: Aristotle and the Greek atomists' conceptions of the organism Alexander Oparin and J.B.S. Haldane's 1920s breakthrough papers Possible life on Mars?
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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-13
9780813527406
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104467628
Product Key Features
Author
Fry
Publication Name
Emergence Life on Earth
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Biology
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Fry
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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