Life's Solution - Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe (Paperback, New Ed)

The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence. The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? The tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	2005
Authors:	Simon Conway Morris
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	488
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-60325-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-60325-0
Barcode:	9780521603256

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