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The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth: The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere
Eric Smith
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Description for The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth: The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere
hardcover. Uniting the foundations of physics and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary and integrative book explores life as a planetary process. Num Pages: 840 pages, 64 colour illus. 4 maps 5 tables. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSA; PSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as a planetary process. Combining geology, geochemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, evolution and statistical physics to create an inclusive picture of the living state, the authors develop the argument that the emergence of life was a necessary cascade of non-equilibrium phase transitions that opened new channels for chemical energy flow on Earth. This full colour and logically structured book introduces the main areas of significance and provides a well-ordered and accessible introduction to multiple literatures outside the confines of disciplinary specializations, as well ... Read more
Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as a planetary process. Combining geology, geochemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, evolution and statistical physics to create an inclusive picture of the living state, the authors develop the argument that the emergence of life was a necessary cascade of non-equilibrium phase transitions that opened new channels for chemical energy flow on Earth. This full colour and logically structured book introduces the main areas of significance and provides a well-ordered and accessible introduction to multiple literatures outside the confines of disciplinary specializations, as well ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1505g
Number of Pages
691
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107121881
SKU
V9781107121881
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99-6
About Eric Smith
Eric Smith is External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute, Research Professor at George Mason University and Principle Investigator at the Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is a physicist specializing in the origin of life, non-equilibrium systems, economics and the evolution of human languages. Harold J. Morowitz is Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Biology and Natural Philosophy ... Read more
Reviews for The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth: The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere
'... the most significant book on the origin of life hitherto written.' Walter Fontana, Harvard University, Massachusetts 'This is a truly unusual work of scholarship, which offers both novel perspectives on a huge range of disciplines and a model of scientific synthesis. This is a remarkable, and remarkably impressive, book.' Cosma Shalizi, Carnegie Mellon University '... an exceptionally important, highly ... Read more