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by Iris Fry (Author) "Throughout most of human history-in ancient times, during the Middle Ages, and even in the Modern Age-a general belief held that living organisms can arise..." (more)
Key Phrases: surface metabolist, protoplasmic theory, mineral genes, University of California, Jacques Monod, Sidney Fox (more...)
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Michael Ruse, author of Mystery of Mysteries: Is Evolution a Social Construction?
"Essential reading for people in disciplines ranging from philosophy to biology. It is simple the best general book that I know on the question of the origin of life." -

Woodruff Sullivan, University of Washington
"Fry has fashioned a masterful account of the history, philosophy, and science of the origin of life and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Her story weaves profound Western ideas of who we are and where we came from, from Aristotle to Gould, from Kant to NASA."

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 327 pages
  • Publisher: Rutgers University Press; 1 edition (February 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0813527406
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813527406
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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