Every life is on fire : how thermodynamics explains the origins of living things / Jeremy England.
Every life is on fire : how thermodynamics explains the origins of living things / Jeremy England.
Every life is on fire : how thermodynamics explains the origins of living things / Jeremy England.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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G 2020/4150
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Staff and snake -- Snow and dust -- River and blood -- Mountain and sword -- Flame and tree -- Wind and breath -- Voice and word.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"Why are we alive? Most things in the universe aren't. And if you trace the evolutionary history of plants and animals back far enough, you will find that, at some point, neither were we. Scientists have wrestled with this problem for centuries, and no one has been able to offer a credible theory. But in 2013, at just 30 years old, biophysicist Jer...
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Every life is on fire : how thermodynamics explains the origins of living things / Jeremy England.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/4150
Record Identifier
74VKaMN5yyqO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaMN5yyqO
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ISBN
1541699017 (hardcover)
9781541699014 (hardcover)
DDC
576.83
MMS ID
991024350318702626
