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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History Popular works Ouvrages de vulgarisation |
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Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Marshall, (Science writer) |
ISBN: | 9781474611411 1474611419 9781474611442 1474611443 9780226715377 022671537X |
OCLC Number: | 1206390377 |
Description: | 1 online resource#x1E |
Responsibility: | Michael Marshall. |
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Publisher Synopsis
Marshall has rounded up all the past and current thinking about this profound and puzzling question - how did life begin? - into a neat, enthralling and highly digestible package. * Philip Ball, author of How To Grow a Human * Prepare yourself for a dazzling intellectual journey: the science is fascinating, the cast of characters all-too-human, and the philosophical insights deep. Written in clear and entertaining prose, like a Sherlock Holmes story, this is the best book I know for general readers about the quest to solve one of our most enduring mysteries: how and where, in a seemingly purposeless universe, life began on planet earth. * Oren Harman, author of Evolutions: Fifteen Myths that Explain Our World * The Genesis Quest recounts remarkable episodes in the history of attempts to scientifically understand the origin of life. Combining exceptionally clear expositions of what is scientifically at stake, distinctive humor, and a roving eye for the telling anecdote, this is anything but a tedious scientific genealogy. Marshall has a flair and talent for explaining each individual experiment and its intellectual context. The Genesis Quest offers a well-done romp through some fascinating and complicated terrain. * Luis A. Campos, author of Radium and the Secret of Life * The book's distinctive style comes from well-researched analysis of the behaviour and lifestyles of the various scientists who have contributed to this fascinating and uniquely difficult question... an extremely stimulating read and I recommend it most strongly to scientists and laymen alike. * The Biologist * A fascinating and challenging story. * New York Review of Books * This is an incredibly absorbing and insightful book about the most important scientific question of our age. * Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters * Read more...

