What is life?
the physical aspect of the living cell ; with, Mind and matter ; & Autobiographical sketches
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Publication
1992 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
46,000 words, Guess
Page Count
184 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1548875M
- ISBN-100521427088
- OCLC Control Number24503223
- OCLC Control Numberwhatislife00schr
- Library of Congress Control Number91028415
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- Goodreads162780
- LibraryThing8313634
- WikidataQ126698138
Classifications
- DDC574/.01
- LCCQH331 .S357 1992
- LCCQH331 .S3557
Alternate Titles
- Mind and matter.
- Autobiographical sketches.
Description
What Is Life? is a 1944 non-fiction science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schrödinger. The book was based on a course of public lectures delivered by Schrödinger in February 1943 at Trinity College, Dublin. Schrödinger's lecture focused on one important question: "how can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?" In the book, Schrödinger introduced the idea of an "aperiodic crystal" that contained genetic information in its configuration of covalent chemical bonds. In the 1950s, this idea stimulated enthusiasm for discovering the genetic molecule and would give both Francis Crick and James Watson initial inspiration in their research.
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