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Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

byCarl Zimmer

In Life’s Edge, Carl Zimmer presents a historical account centered on the Search for What It Means to Be Alive. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the wider field of science. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

348

ISBN

9780593182710