Fitness of the Cosmos for Life
Biochemistry and Fine-Tuning
Simon Conway Morris editor John D Barrow editor Charles L Harper, Jr editor Stephen J Freeland editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:16th Aug '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£110.00(9780521871020)
An interdisciplinary book for scientists interested in the origin and existence of life in our universe, first published in 2007.
This highly interdisciplinary 2007 book looks at the delicate balance between chemistry and the ambient conditions in the universe that permit complex chemical networks and structures to exist. It will appeal to a broad range of academics interested in the origin and existence of life in our universe.This highly interdisciplinary 2007 book highlights many of the ways in which chemistry plays a crucial role in making life an evolutionary possibility in the universe. Cosmologists and particle physicists have often explored how the observed laws and constants of nature lie within a narrow range that allows complexity and life to evolve and adapt. Here, these anthropic considerations are diversified in a host of new ways to identify the most sensitive features of biochemistry and astrobiology. Celebrating the classic 1913 work of Lawrence J. Henderson, The Fitness of the Environment for Life, this book looks at the delicate balance between chemistry and the ambient conditions in the universe that permit complex chemical networks and structures to exist. It will appeal to a broad range of scientists, academics, and others interested in the origin and existence of life in our universe.
Review of the hardback: '… comprehensive … well referenced, and adequately indexed. … I would … recommend it to readers who are neither scientists, nor academics, nor theologians.' The Observatory
ISBN: 9781107406551
Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 27mm
Weight: 830g
526 pages