Time's Arrow and Evolution

Blum, Harold Francis

ISBN 10: 0691649081 / ISBN 13: 9780691649085

Edité par Princeton Univ Pr, 2016

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252 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.21 inches. In Stock.

N° de réf. du vendeur x-0691649081

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• Titre: Time's Arrow and Evolution
• Éditeur: Princeton Univ Pr
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691649081
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691649085
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Brand New

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Synopsis

In a book that has become a milestone of scientific writing Dr. Blum uses "time's arrow," the second law of thermodynamics, as a key concept to show how the nature and evolution of the nonliving world place limits on the nature and evolution of life. He seeks to show that, from the beginning of the universe, physical and chemical laws have inexorably channeled the course of evolution so that possibilities were already limited when life first emerged.

Originally published in 1951.

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