Charles Cockell
Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution
Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution
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In this accessible and game-changing book, Charles Cockell reveals how nature is far more understandable and predictable than we think, refining Darwin's theory of natural selection and showing that it is not biology, but physics, which is the true touchstone for understanding life in all its extraordinary forms.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2019
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Britain's foremost astrobiologist presents an accessible and game-changing account of why life is the way it is. The puzzles of life astound and confuse us like no other mystery. But in this revolutionary new book, Charles Cockell reveals how nature is far more understandable and predictable than we think. Refining Darwin's theory of natural selection, Cockell puts forward a remarkable and elegant account of why evolution has taken the paths it has. From animals to atoms, he shows that it is not biology, but physics, which is the true touchstone for understanding life in all its extraordinary forms.
An intriguing and enthralling adventure into the physics of life that is all around us and inside us. Cockell provides a reminder of the seeming rarity of all this beauty but also an invitation to look up to the skies and ask, "Where else might something like this be?"
- Robin Ince - Presenter of BBC Radio 4's Infinite Monkey Cage
Riveting... Cockell is not only a fine scientist but a fine writer too.
- Sir Martin Rees - Astronomer Royal and former President of the Royal Society
Weight: 326g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786493040
Edition number: Main
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