Life in Darwin's Universe: Evolution and the Cosmos [Hardcover]

Gene Bylinsky (Author), Wayne McLoughlin (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1981

The unique premise of LIFE IN DARWIN'S UNIVERSE is that just as the laws of physics and chemistry apply throughout the cosmos, so must Darwin's principles of evolution.

Bylinsky's journey through time and space gives us a scientific view of what life might be like on uninhabited planets of the galaxies -- how the evolutionary push of life might respond to different physical requirements. Bylinsky even speculates on what creatures might have dominated Earth had conditions here been somewhat different.

"What can be so interesting as the story of life's slow and magnificent development in a complex universe?...With verve and imagination...Bylinsky's telling is successful and timely." --Isaac Asimov

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 238 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1 edition (September 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385170491
• ISBN-13: 978-0385170499
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,503,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Evolution Well Explained!, March 10, 2002

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Doctor Feelgood "LEP" (Mobile, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in Darwin's Universe: Evolution and the Cosmos (Hardcover)

Bylinsky aptly chronicles evolution and gives believable and understandable options and alternatives to man's beginning and ongoing evolutionary process. Although Life in Darwin's Universe is 20 years old now the text is quite applicable and gives credence to current technology and scientfic endeavors. The text is written for the everyday reader and is appropriate for the younger reader also. Bylinsky's LIfe in Darwin's Universe is interesting, factual, prophetic, and well worth the time to read. I would personally enjoy an updated version and follow-up on current and prior observations and predictions. I enjoyed your book Dr. Bylinsky

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read...., January 16, 2008

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This review is from: Life in Darwin's Universe: Evolution and the Cosmos (Hardcover)

The book covers evolution, past, present and future, on Earth and how this may work on other planets, even non-Earth type planets. The book is full of facts but also uses humor and imagination which makes it a fun, enjoyable yet educational book to read. I would snap up an updated version the second it hit the market. The images in the book really help support and add detail to the text. This book is one that seems to be quoted and debated a lot when it comes to life in the rest of the universe or about future evolution on Earth. A must for any library.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superior science reporting, January 27, 2006

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This review is from: Life in Darwin's Universe: Evolution and the Cosmos (Hardcover)

This is a very well written survey of the subject. Though it is more than two decades old, it still compares favorably with other recent books on the place of life in the universe.