Screen LibraryThe origins of life and the universe
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Columbia University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 217 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0231126549 (alk. paper) 0231126557 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | Q10 |
| CLC: | Q10 |
| Call Number: | Q10/L967 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-203) and index. Preface -- Introduction -- Meaning of science -- What is life? -- Some origins models before science -- 1. Foundations of the universe -- What is in the universe? ; Physics holds one of the clues to the origins : relativity ; Next clue : quantum physics ; Forces of nature and elementary particles ; Conclusions -- 2. Building a universe -- Cosmology : the big bang model ; Genesis of stars and planets ; Conclusions -- 3. Life as it is today -- Universal blueprint ; Variations in the blueprint ; Metabolism and energy transactions ; Life that depends on simple molecules only ; Cell's envelope an |