Into the Cool: Energy Flow, Thermodynamics, and Life by Eric D. Schneider; Dorion Sagan - 2006-12-31

University of Chicago Press, 2006-12-31. paperback. Good. Good text, no notable marking, light spine creases. Biblio's shipping charge based on a 2 lb weight. Oversize and heavy books will require an additional shipping charge.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. Finding this natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in the eloquent and creative Into the Cool, Eric D.

Paperback / softback. New. The authors look to the laws of thermodynamics for answers to the questions of evolution, ecology, economics, and even life's origin.

University of Chicago Press. paperback. New. 143x96x12. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii 362 pages, includes references and index. The book has been covered with contact and there is an ownership signature on both the front paste down and front end paper, else a nice copy, clean, unmarked and solid. "Scientists, theologians, and philosophers have all sought to answer the questions of why we are here and where we are going. This natural basis of life has proved elusive, but in Into the Cool, Eric D. Schneider and Dorion Sagan look for answers in a surprising place: the second law of thermodynamics. This second law refers to energy's inevitable tendency to change from being concentrated in one place to becoming spread out over time. Although the second law is usually and correctly associated with molecular chaos - and thus with aging, loss, and death - Schneider and Sagan show that it is also vital to life and complexity; it is behind evolution, ecology, economics, and even… Read More

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Univ of Chicago Pr, 2006. Paperback. New. 362 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of Chicago Press, 2006-12-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!