Life's Edge
The Search for What It Means to Be Alive
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2022
Summary
This book is not just about life, but about discovery itself. It is about error and hubris, but also about wonder and the reach of science. And it is bookended with the ultimate question: How do we define the thing that defines us?
We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world - from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses - the harder they find it is to locate the edges of life, where it begins and ends. What exactly does it m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529069419 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529069416 |
| Author: | Carl Zimmer |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 586g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 240mm |
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About The Author
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer writes the ‘Matter’ column for the New York Times and has frequently contributed to the Atlantic, National Geographic, Time, and Scientific American. He has won the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Science Journalism Award three times, among a host of other awards and fellowships. He teaches science writing at Yale, has been a guest on NPR’s RadioLab, Science Friday, and Fresh Air, and maintains an international speaking schedule. He is the author of fourteen books about science, including She Has Her Mother’s Laugh, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2018.
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