{"product_id":"what-is-life-with-mind-and-matter-and-autobiographical-sketches-paperback-9781107604667","title":"What is Life?; With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107604667","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat is Life?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eErwin Schrodinger (Author), Roger Penrose (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107604667, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e184 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.8 x 1.2 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind and Matter, his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Brought together with these two classics are Schrödinger's autobiographical sketches, which offer a fascinating account of his life as a background to his scientific writings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The classical physicist's approach to the subject\u003cbr\u003e 2. The hereditary mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mutations\u003cbr\u003e 4. The quantum-mechanical evidence\u003cbr\u003e 5. Delbruck's model discussed and tested\u003cbr\u003e 6. Order, disorder and entropy\u003cbr\u003e 7. Is life based on the laws of physics?\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: on determinism and free will\u003cbr\u003e Mind and Matter: 1. The physical basis of consciousness\u003cbr\u003e 2. The future of understanding\u003cbr\u003e 3. The principle of objectivation\u003cbr\u003e 4. The arithmetical paradox: the oneness of mind\u003cbr\u003e 5. Science and religion\u003cbr\u003e 6. The mystery of the sensual qualities\u003cbr\u003e Autobiographical sketches (translated from the German by Schrödinger's granddaughter Verena).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e], Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45999523627288,"sku":"9781107604667","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107604667i.jpg?v=1696766591","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-life-with-mind-and-matter-and-autobiographical-sketches-paperback-9781107604667","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}