What Is Life? First Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0520220218
ISBN-10: 0520220218
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"A masterpiece of science writing. . . . You will cherish "What Is Life? because it is so rich in poetry and science, in the service of profound philosophical questions."--Mitchell Thomashow, "Orion

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“In What Is Life? Margulis and Sagan have rephrased the answer to Schrödinger’s brilliant question by means of a new and spirited explanation of the emergent levels of biological organization. . . . Theirs is a conceptual framework likely to influence future introductions to biology.”—E. O. Wilson

“A witty, exuberant panorama of life that elaborates the place of symbiosis in evolution.”—Mary Catherine Bateson

“This splendid book shows how much more there is to life than mere reductionist biology. Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan tread faithfully in Erwin Schrödinger’s footsteps and are his true successors.”—James E. Lovelock

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First edition (August 31, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520220218
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520220218
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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