The Seven Mysteries of Life: An Exploration in Science & Philosophy
Guy Murchie
#2620 of 3,809 books · #269 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1982).
All life in all worlds—this was the object of the author's seventeen-year quest for knowledge and discovery, culminating in this book. In a manner unmistakably his own, Murchie delves into the interconnectedness of all life on the planet and of such fields as biology, geology, sociology, mathematics, and physics.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- ISBN-13
- 9780395957912
- Genre
- Topics
- Interconnectedness of lifeNatural philosophyBiology and cosmology
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1982)
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