The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth - The Emergence of the Fourth Geosphere

Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as a planetary process. For researchers, professionals entering the field or specialists looking for a coherent overview, this text brings together geochemistry, biochemistry, microbiology and physics, and includes an extensive bibliography.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The planetary scope of biogenesis; 2. Life on Earth today; 3. The geochemical context for the biosphere; 4. The architecture of metabolism; 5. Higher-level structures; 6. Emergence of the biosphere; 7. The phase transition paradigm for emergence; 8. The nature of the living state; Epilogue. References; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Eric Smith is a software crafter with over 20 years of software development experience. Since 2005, he's worked at 8th Light, where he consults for companies big and small by delivering software, mentoring developers, and coaching teams. He's a frequent speaker at conferences speaking on topics such as educating developers and test-driven development, and holds a master's degree in video game development from DePaul University. Eric wrote much of the code for this book live on his Twitch stream. When he's not at the computer, you can find Eric running obstacle races and traveling with his family.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Harold J. Morowitz, Morowitz Harold J., Eric Smith
• Verlag: Cambridge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009633772
• ISBN: 978-1-009-63377-2
• Abmessung: 170 mm x 244 mm x 36 mm
• Gewicht: 1334 g
• Illustration: 64 colour illus. 4 maps 5 tables, Zeichnungen, farbig, Raster, farbig, Karten, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss, Worked examples or Exercises
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Biochemie, Biophysik; Microbiology (non-medical), SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics, Physics, Biology, life sciences, Life sciences: general issues, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Biophysics, Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Applied physics, Geology & The Lithosphere