
Summary
‘One of a handful of first-rate scientists who are popular writers. If you are going to read only one book on the origin of life, seriously consider this one’ - The New York Times
The origins of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Growing evidence suggests that the first organisms lived deep underground, in environments previously thought to be uninhabitable, and that microbes carried inside rocks have travelled between Earth and Mars. But the question remains…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141013022 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141013028 |
| Author: | Paul Davies |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 6 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Science |
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About The Author
Paul Davies
Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, who holds the position of Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University, Sidney. He is the author of over twenty books, including The Mind of God, About Time and How to Build a Time Machine.
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