Life Evolving
By:Christian de Duve
Published on 2002-10-17 by Oxford University Press
In just a half century, humanity has made an astounding leap in its understanding of life. Now, one of the giants of biological science, Christian de Duve, discusses what we've learned in this half century, ranging from the tiniest cells to the future of our species and of life itself. With wide-ranging erudition, De Duve takes us on a dazzling tour of the biological world, beginning with the invisible workings of the cell, the area in which he won his Nobel Prize. He describes how the first cells may have arisen and suggests that they may have been like the organisms that exist today near deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Contrary to many scientists, he argues that life was bound to arise and that it probably only took millennia--maybe tens of thousands of years--to move from rough building blocks to the first organisms possessing the basic properties of life. With equal authority, De Duve examines topics such as the evolution of humans, the origins of consciousness, the development of language, the birth of science, and the origin of emotion, morality, altruism, and love. He concludes with his conjectures on the future of humanity--for instance, we may evolve, perhaps via genetic engineering, into a new species--and he shares his personal thoughts about God and immortality. In Life Evolving, one of our most eminent scientists sums up what he has learned about the nature of life and our place in the universe. An extraordinarily wise and humane volume, it will fascinate readers curious about the world around them and about the impact of science on philosophy and religion.
This Book was ranked at 19 by Google Books for keyword the quest for mars nasa scientists and their search for life beyond earth.
Book ID of Life Evolving's Books is FA4G8e8muYMC, Book which was written byChristian de Duvehave ETAG "4YM2hiSNe7M"
Book which was published by Oxford University Press since 2002-10-17 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780195348170 and ISBN 10 Code is 0195348176
Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true
Book which have "360 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryScience
This Book was rated by 2 Raters and have average rate at "4.0"
This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE
Book was written in en
eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is true
Book Preview
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar