Something from Nothing
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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The Evolution of Life in the Air
In 16 59, robert boyle had pumped the air out of a jar with a bird in it and proved that there was something in the atmosphere that made life possible. After cell division was discovered by hugo von mole in 18 35, the logic underlying spontaneous generation became a little more tortured. 20 years later, with spontaneous generation looking less and less tenable, it found its last great champion, felix archimede pouchet. The book made a big splash on janieth thirtuary of 18th century. And what did he find? A new kind of spontaneous generation within schwann's sterilized bulb. It wasn't even true that tiny animal cules popped
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