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In this thought-provoking book Küppers, an internationally renowned physicist, philosopher and theoretical biologist, addresses a number of science's deepest questions: Can physics advance to the origin of all things and explain the unique phenomena of life, time and history? Are there unsolvable enigmas of the world? How did life originate? Is language a general phenomenon of Nature? What is time? Is it possible to express the history of the world in formulae? Where is science leading us? These and other provocative questions essential for a deeper understanding of the world are treated here in a refreshing and stimulating manner.
A propos de l'auteur
Bernd-Olaf Küppers graduated in physics and then moved into molecular biology, in which he conducted research for many years at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. Thereafter he was professor of natural philosophy at the University of Jena. His main research field is the information-theoretical foundation of the origin and evolution of life. He is author and editor of numerous books, including the monographs "Molecular Theory of Evolution", "Information and the Origin of Life" and "The Computability of the World". His distinctions include membership of the German National Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea (London).
Résumé
Addresses essential questions about the reach and power of science in describing and understanding the world
An interdisciplinary adventure, combining the approaches of physics, philosophy and biology
According to reviews of the German edition "A book no library should be without!"
Author is an internationally renown physicist and philosopher of science
