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

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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