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What Is Life?
Book • 2012
Written for the lay reader, 'What Is Life?
' is based on a series of public lectures delivered by Erwin Schrödinger in 1943 at Trinity College, Dublin.
The book addresses the fundamental question of how living organisms can be understood in terms of their molecular and atomic structure.
Schrödinger discusses the stability of genes, the concept of 'negative entropy,' and how life maintains order despite the second law of thermodynamics.
He also speculates on the role of mutations, the nature of consciousness, and the philosophical implications of his findings.
The book had a significant impact on the development of modern biology, influencing scientists such as James D. Watson and Francis Crick in their discovery of the DNA structure.
' is based on a series of public lectures delivered by Erwin Schrödinger in 1943 at Trinity College, Dublin.
The book addresses the fundamental question of how living organisms can be understood in terms of their molecular and atomic structure.
Schrödinger discusses the stability of genes, the concept of 'negative entropy,' and how life maintains order despite the second law of thermodynamics.
He also speculates on the role of mutations, the nature of consciousness, and the philosophical implications of his findings.
The book had a significant impact on the development of modern biology, influencing scientists such as James D. Watson and Francis Crick in their discovery of the DNA structure.
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Parmita Mishra as a foundational text in biology, highlighting Schrodinger's prescient predictions about the nature of life.
Parmita Mishra as a foundational text in biology, highlighting Schrodinger's prescient predictions about the nature of life.
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Jesse Michels in relation to his work on quantum mechanics and his views on consciousness.
Jesse Michels in relation to his work on quantum mechanics and his views on consciousness.
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