What is Life? Mind and Matter [Paperback]

E. Schrodinger (Author)

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Publication Date: January 26, 1968 | ISBN-10: 052109397X | ISBN-13: 978-0521093972

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Nobel 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'. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 26, 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052109397X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521093972
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Reading for the Intelligent Reader, February 3, 2001

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Diego Banducci (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What is Life? Mind and Matter (Hardcover)

Schroedinger, one of the great physicists of the 20th Century, applied the knowledge he gained in his own discipline to analyze human life. Based upon lectures that he gave in the 1940s, this brief book contains Schroedinger's fascinating speculations on the nature of life, several of which have proven prophetic (including the discovery of DNA). The reader comes away with the joy of having shared in the workings of a great mind.

Perhaps the most impressive achievement of the book is that it can be readily understood by persons relatively untrained in science or mathematics.