Many-Colored Glass - Reflections on the Place of Life in the Universe

Informationen zum Autor Freeman J. Dyson, Professor Emeritus of Physics from the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton University, is a member of the national Academy of Sciences and fellow of the Royal Society of London. His books include Infinite in All Directions, Origins of Life, and The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet. Klappentext Focuses on the myriad ways in which the universe presents itself to us - and how, as observers and participants in its processes, we respond to it. Taken from the author's public lectures, this book begins with a consideration of the practical and political questions surrounding biotechnology. Zusammenfassung Focuses on the myriad ways in which the universe presents itself to us - and how! as observers and participants in its processes! we respond to it. Taken from the author's public lectures! this book begins with a consideration of the practical and political questions surrounding biotechnology.

Product details

• Authors: Freeman J. Dyson, Dyson Freeman J
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9780813929736
• ISBN: 978-0-8139-2973-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Page-Barbour Lectures; Page-Barbour Lectures
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries