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Every Life Is On Fire : How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things
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Auteur(s) : | Jeremy England, Auteur |
Type de document : | Livre |
Sujets : | Physique ; Vie (biologie) ; Thermodynamique ; Vie (biologie) -- Origines ; Bible et sciences |
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Résumé de l'éditeur :"Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And every living thing we know of can be traced back to something that, puzzlingly wasn't. For centuries, the question of life's origins has confounded us. But in Every Life Is on Fire, physicist Jeremy England argues that we may at last have found an answer, and it is buried deep within the laws of thermodynamics. England explains how, counterintuitively, the very same forces that tend to read things apart could also have assembled the first living systems. His theory known as dissipative adaptation, has captured the attention of physicists and biologists all over the wolrd, and it is presented here in full for lay readers. But there is a wrinklein this story. While the difference beetween being alive and not[...] Résumé de l'éditeur :"Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And every living thing we know of can be traced back to something that, puzzlingly wasn't. For centuries, the question of life's origins has confounded us. But in Every Life Is on Fire, physicist Jeremy England argues that we may at last have found an answer, and it is buried deep within the laws of thermodynamics. England explains how, counterintuitively, the very same forces that tend to read things apart could also have assembled the first living systems. His theory known as dissipative adaptation, has captured the attention of physicists and biologists all over the wolrd, and it is presented here in full for lay readers. But there is a wrinklein this story. While the difference beetween being alive and not may seem as obvious as night an day, physics does not in fact make a clear distinction. That, as England argues, is a matter of perspective, and throughout Every Lifes Is on Fire, he examines how is own perspective has developed, particulary by the relationship to the Hebrew Bible. In so doing, England reckons with what, if anything, science can really tell us about life'sgreat mysteries. Full of phylosophical insight, Every Life Is on Fire a singular book from one of the most exciting physicists of his generation." |
Editeur(s) : | New York : Basic Books |
Date de publication : | 2020 |
Format : | 1 vol (258 p.) / 22 cm |
Langue(s) : | Anglais |
Identifiant : | 978-1-5416-9901-4 |
Lien vers la notice : | https://infodoc.agroparistech.fr/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=208077 |
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