Most Popular Books by Erwin Schrodinger

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger''s What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. A distinguished physicist''s exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman, but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of DNA. The philosopher Karl Popper hailed it as a ''beautiful and important book'' by ''a great man to whom I owe a personal debt for many exciting discussions''. It appears here together with Mind and Matter, his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Schrodinger asks what place consciousness occupies in the evolution of life, and what part the state of development of the human mind plays in moral questions. Brought together with these two classics are Schrodinger''s autobiographical sketches, published and translated here for the first time. They offer a fascinating fragmentary account of his life as a background to his scientific writings, making this volume a valuable additon to the shelves of scientist and layman alike."

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Este é um clássico da literatura científica. Schrödinger, Prêmio Nobel de Física, se aventura por uma área que lhe é, à primeira vista, alheia: a explicação da vida como fenômeno empírico. Seu estudo, entretanto, é muito mais que uma contribuição exótica de um físico à biologia, ou à filosofia da biologia: suas teses obtiveram repercussão duradoura sobre gerações de pesquisadores e abriram campos de pesquisa até hoje trilhados.

薛丁格一百三十五歲誕辰紀念版 ◎中華民國物理學會百大物理科普書 ◎台大物理系高涌泉教授專文導讀 ◎台大生化所楊啟伸副教授專業導讀 ◎物理學博士李精益副教授全文審定、中研院史語所王道還研究員協助審定 生命是什麼？ 這個問題有著無數多個可能的解答，量子物理學的奠基者之一薛丁格也曾經嘗試著要回答這個大哉問。他從古典物理出發嘗試理解生物的大小為何會有限制，遺傳為何可行，組成生命的有機物又是如何一起運作。在一系列的辯證中，薛丁格發現儘管量子力學剛剛萌芽，但是可以作為這一系列生命現象的良好解釋。這個新的角度也為未來發現DNA結構立下了重要的理論基礎。本書也收錄薛丁格在理解生命時做的另一個嘗試：用科學理解意識是什麼。本書最後是薛丁格於生命尾聲寫下的一篇自傳，整理了他三十餘年的科學生涯與成長期間受到的深層影響，是了解這位物理學大師的起點。 從現代的角度看薛丁格 薛丁格精準預測遺傳分子的運作過程，在分子生物學、甚至化學對鍵結的了解尚未確立時就導出量子物理現像之於生物化學結構的重要性。這些結果深刻地影響了現在的生物學進展，加速了我們對於生命基礎知識的認識。 儘管如此，本書發表年代距今已超過五十年，因應現代科學的進展，本書中文版特別邀請物理學博士李精益副教授全文校訂，中研院史語所王道還研究員與台大物理系高涌泉教授協助審定，並更新原書中的專業知識，以使讀者有最詳實明確的理解。此外，台大生化所楊啟伸副教授以及台大物理系高涌泉教授皆特別撰寫專文導讀，充分闡述薛丁格的思想梗概，使讀者更能清楚掌握本書脈絡。 各界專業推薦 現代生物學的許多重要發展，都可追溯到這本《薛丁格生命物理學講義》。 ──王道還／中研院史語所研究員 二十世紀科普經典。 ──高涌泉／台灣大學物理系教授 小而影響深遠的鉅作……是從事科學研究和學習，永久都不會過時的模式。 ——楊啟伸／台灣大學生化科技系教授 二十世紀生物領域最重要的書籍之一。 ──古爾德／古生物學家，《貓熊的大拇指》作者 本世紀最有影響力的科學著作。……絕對值得你反覆閱讀。 ──潘洛斯／數學物理學家、認知科學家，《皇帝新腦》作者 他的見解啟迪了整個世代的科學家。 ──瑞德利／前國際生命研究中心主席，《23對染色體》作者 你可以在幾個小時內讀完本書，但你一輩子也不會遺忘。 ──《科學人》雜誌