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Johnjoe McFadden

Life is Simple

How Ockham's Razor Set Science Free and Shapes the Universe

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A biologist argues that simplicity is the guiding principle of the universe Centuries ago, the principle of Ockham's razor changed our world by showing simpler answers to be preferable and more often true. In Life Is Simple, scientist Johnjoe McFadden traces centuries of discoveries, taking us from a geocentric cosmos to quantum mechanics and DNA, arguing that simplicity has revealed profound answers to the greatest mysteries. This is no coincidence. From the laws that keep a ball in motion to those that govern evolution, simplicity, he claims, has shaped the universe itself. And in McFadden's view, life could only have emerged by embracing m… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-5416-2043-8
  • EAN: 9781541620438
  • Produktnummer: 35533932
  • Verlag: Basic Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor


Johnjoe McFadden is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, where he studies the genetics of microbes that cause infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis. The author of Quantum Evolution and the co-author ofLife on the Edge, he lives in London with his wife and son.

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