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What Is Life? : With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches by Erwin Schrödinger (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107604664
ISBN-139781107604667
eBay Product ID (ePID)117345690
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhat Is Life? : with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
Number of Pages184 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicLife Sciences / Molecular Biology, Cultural Heritage, Life Sciences / Evolution, General, Life Sciences / Biology, Physics / General, Science & Technology
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorErwin Schrödinger
Book SeriesCanto Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-392720
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal574/.01
Table Of ContentPreface; 1. The classical physicist's approach to the subject; 2. The hereditary mechanism; 3. Mutations; 4. The quantum-mechanical evidence; 5. Delbruck's model discussed and tested; 6. Order, disorder and entropy; 7. Is life based on the laws of physics?; Epilogue: on determinism and free will; Mind and Matter: 1. The physical basis of consciousness; 2. The future of understanding; 3. The principle of objectivation; 4. The arithmetical paradox: the oneness of mind; 5. Science and religion; 6. The mystery of the sensual qualities; Autobiographical sketches (translated from the German by Schrödinger's granddaughter Verena).
SynopsisNobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. The philosopher Karl Popper hailed it as a 'beautiful and important book' by 'a great man to whom I owe a personal debt for many exciting discussions'., Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind and Matter, his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Brought together with these two classics are Schrödinger's autobiographical sketches, which offer a fascinating account of his life as a background to his scientific writings., Nobel laureate Erwin Schr dinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind and Matter, his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Brought together with these two classics are Schr dinger's autobiographical sketches, which offer a fascinating account of his life as a background to his scientific writings.
LC Classification NumberQH331 .S357 2012
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- 09 Dec, 2015
An opportunity to spend some time with a great man.
This is a wonderful book. I couldn't put it down from the moment I opened it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
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