Wonders of life : exploring the most extraordinary force in the universe
Cox, Brian, 1968-2013
Book
A particle physicist and professor presents the story of the amazing diversity and adaptability of life told through the fundamental laws that govern it, from the origin of life to the human body.
Main title:
Wonders of life : exploring the most extraordinary force in the universe / Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen.
Imprint:
New York : Harper Design : Distributed throughout the world by HarperCollinsPublishers, c2013.
Collation:
288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Collins, 2013."As seen on SCI, Science Channel"--Cover.Includes index.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Home -- Evolution of Life -- Return of the King -- A Very Special Home -- Simple but Complex -- The History of the Exploration of Water -- Water, Water Everywhere -- Water: the Essential Ingredient -- Walking on Water -- Treetops to Teardrops: The Magic of Hydrogen Bonds -- Into the Light -- A Train Journey Through Time -- A Child Star -- A Unique and Colourful World -- The Origin of Life's Colours -- From the Smallest Beginnings... -- Eating the Sun -- A Breath of Fresh Air -- Breath of Life -- Four-legged Life Story -- ch. 2 What Is Life? -- The Briefest of Beauty -- Day of the Dead -- What is Life? -- Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics -- First Life -- Life's First Energy Source -- On Professor Cox's Battery and the Origin of Life -- Searching for Eden: A Warm Little Pond -- Universal Life -- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Life -- Life and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Schrodinger's Paradox -- Follow the Sun.
ISBN:
9780062238832
Dewey class:
570
LC class:
QH501
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
180426
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 570 COX | On loan - Due: 05 Jul 2026 |