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Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe
de Conway Morris, Simon
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- ISBN 10
- 0521603250
- ISBN 13
- 9780521603256
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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Cambridge University Press, 2004-11-08. Paperback. Very Good. 8x5x1. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Stamps and markings on front end page. <br> "The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to the correct solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the Galaxy? The tape of life can run only on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than is hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.
Sinopsis
The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence. The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? The tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.
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- Título
- Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe
- Autor
- Conway Morris, Simon
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0521603250
- ISBN 13
- 9780521603256
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- Cambridge University Press
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- Cambridge
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004-11-08
- Tamaño
- 8x5x1
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- 28 oz
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