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Erwin Schrödinger'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 Schrödinger'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 Schrödinger'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 reading for anyone interested in biology and its future.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Science: general issues Popular science

• Full title: What is Life? The Next Fifty Years
• Subtitle: Speculations on the Future of Biology
• Author: Michael P. MurphyLuke A. J. O`Neill
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204
• EAN: 9780521599399
• ISBN: 0521599393
• ID: 02036950
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 31 g
• Dimensions: 228 × 153 × 11 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. March 1997

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