About the book
Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, \"Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us.\"
Editions of The Lives of a Cell
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670434428
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140047431
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101667057
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Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, \"Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us.\"
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What is The Lives of a Cell about?
Elegant, suggestive, and clarifying, Lewis Thomas's profoundly humane vision explores the world around us and examines the complex interdependence of all things. Extending beyond the usual limitations of biological science and into a vast and wondrous world of hidden relationships, this provocative book explores in personal, poetic essays to topics such as computers, germs, language, music, death, insects, and medicine. Lewis Thomas writes, \"Once you have become permanently startled, as I am, by the realization that we are a social species, you tend to keep an eye out for the pieces of evidence that this is, by and large, good for us.\"
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Lives of a Cell?
Mathematics and Science > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology (cytology)
Where can I read a sample of The Lives of a Cell?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Lives of a Cell?
Lewis Thomas
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Lives of a Cell is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670434428) and paperback(ISBN 9780140047431) and ebook(ISBN 9781101667057)
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