What is life?
the physical aspect of the living cell ; with, Mind and matter ; & Autobiographical sketches
by Erwin Schrödinger
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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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Biophysics, Life (Biology), Human evolution, Biology, Molecular biology, Philosophy, Physicists, Biography, Origin, Mind and body, Life, Biophysique, Vie (Biologie), Biology, philosophy, Schrodinger, erwin, 1887-1961, Physicists, biography, Evolution, Molecular Biology, Biologie, Philosophie, Biologie moléculaire, Homme, Évolution, Darwinisme, Leven, Geest, Biologia molecular e macromolecularPlaces
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What is life?: the physical aspect of the living cell : and Mind and matter
1992, Cambridge University Press
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What is life?: the physical aspect of the living cell ; with, Mind and matter ; & Autobiographical sketches
1992, Cambridge University Press
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What is life: ? the physical aspect of the living cell & Mind and matter.
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What is life?: The physical aspect of the living cell.
1946, The University Press, The Macmillan company
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