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Canto Classics Ser.: What Is Life? : With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches by Erwin Schrödinger (2012, Trade Paperback)

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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'.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107604664
ISBN-13
9781107604667
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117345690

Product Key Features

Book Title
What Is Life? : with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
Author
Erwin Schrödinger
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, Life Sciences / Evolution, General, Life Sciences / Biology, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
184 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qh331 .S357 2012
Table of Content
Preface; 1. The classical physicist's approach to the subject; 2. The hereditary mechanism; 3. Mutations; 4. The quantum-mechanical evidence; 5. Delbruck's model discussed and tested; 6. Order, disorder and entropy; 7. Is life based on the laws of physics?; Epilogue: on determinism and free will; Mind and Matter: 1. The physical basis of consciousness; 2. The future of understanding; 3. The principle of objectivation; 4. The arithmetical paradox: the oneness of mind; 5. Science and religion; 6. The mystery of the sensual qualities; Autobiographical sketches (translated from the German by Schrödinger's granddaughter Verena).
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-392720
Dewey Decimal
574/.01
Series
Canto Classics Ser.
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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