The New York Times
`One of the handful of first-rate scientists who are popular writers. The
Origin of Life is one of his best works... If you are going to read only
one book on the origin of life, seriously consider this one'
Origin of Life is one of his best works... If you are going to read only
one book on the origin of life, seriously consider this one'
John Gribbin, Independent
`Delightful...Davies succeeds not only in being provocative and
controversial, but in maintaining the rigorous scientific approach of the
physicist... a classic example of how to present a scientific case, and an
insight into the way good scientists work'
controversial, but in maintaining the rigorous scientific approach of the
physicist... a classic example of how to present a scientific case, and an
insight into the way good scientists work'
Washington Tiimes
`The best science writer either side of the Atlantic'
Product Description
The origins of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Growing evidence suggests that the first organisms lived deep underground, in environments previously thought to be uninhabitable, and that microbes carried inside rocks have travelled between Earth and Mars. But the question remains: how can life spring into being from non-living chemicals? THE FIFTH MIRACLE reveals the remarkable new theories and discoveries that seem set to transform our understanding of life's role in the unfolding drama of the cosmos.
About the Author
Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, who holds the position of Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University, Sidney.
He is the suthor of over twenty books, including The Mind of God, About Time and How to Build a Time Machine.
