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Morowitz, Harold Joseph was born on December 4, 1927 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Philip Frank and Anna (Levine) Morowitz.
(When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts--inde...)
When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts--indeed, so great that the sum far transcends the parts and represents something utterly new and different--we call that phenomenon emergence. When the chemicals diffusing in the primordial waters came together to form the first living cell, that was emergence. When the activities of the neurons in the brain result in mind, that too is emergence. In The Emergence of Everything, one of the leading scientists involved in the study of complexity, Harold J. Morowitz, takes us on a sweeping tour of the universe, a tour with 28 stops, each one highlighting a particularly important moment of emergence. For instance, Morowitz illuminates the emergence of the stars, the birth of the elements and of the periodic table, and the appearance of solar systems and planets. We look at the emergence of living cells, animals, vertebrates, reptiles, and mammals, leading to the great apes and the appearance of humanity. He also examines tool making, the evolution of language, the invention of agriculture and technology, and the birth of cities. And as he offers these insights into the evolutionary unfolding of our universe, our solar system, and life itself, Morowitz also seeks out the nature of God in the emergent universe, the God posited by Spinoza, Bruno, and Einstein, a God Morowitz argues we can know through a study of the laws of nature. Written by one of our wisest scientists, The Emergence of Everything offers a fascinating new way to look at the universe and the natural world, and it makes an important contribution to the dialogue between science and religion.
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(Harold Morowitz has long been regarded highly both as an ...)
Harold Morowitz has long been regarded highly both as an eminent scientist and as an accomplished science writer. The essays in The Wine of Life, his first collection, were hailed by C.P. Snow as "some of the wisest, wittiest and best informed that I have read," and Carl Sagan called them "a delight to read." In later volumes such as Mayonnaise and the Origin of Life and The Thermodynamics of Pizza, he has established a reputation for a wide-ranging intellect, an ability to see unexpected connections and draw striking parallels, and a talent for communicating scientific ideas with optimism and wit. Kirkus Reviews praised Mayonnaise as "wonderfully diverting and very wise." Nature wrote of Thermodynamics, "his chocolate-coated nuggets of science will continue to entertain and do surreptitious good." With Entropy and the Magic Flute, Morowitz once again offers an appealing mix of brief reflections on everything from litmus paper to the hippopotamus to the sociology of Palo Alto coffee shops. Many of these pieces are appreciations of scientists that Morowitz holds in high regard. In the title piece, for instance, Morowitz tells of his pilgrimage to the grave of Ludwig Boltzmann, buried in the same cemetery--Vienna's Central Cemetery--as Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms. He also writes of J. Willard Gibbs ("thought by many to be the greatest scientist yet produced by the United States"), Jean Perrin (author of Les Atomes, a now-forgotten classic that convinced virtually everyone in science of the validity of the atomic hypothesis), Einstein, Newton (on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of his Principia, a date that passed virtually unnoticed except by Morowitz), Murray Gell-Mann, and Aristotle. Of Aristotle, Morowitz observes that "most people whose information comes from academic philosophy fail to appreciate that--among his many fields of expertise--first and foremost, Aristotle was a biologist." Indeed, fully a third of Aristotle's writings are on the life sciences, almost all of which has been left out of standard editions of his work. Many other pieces focus on health issues--such as America's obsession with cheese toppings, the addiction to smoking of otherwise intelligent people, questionable obstetric practices--and several touch upon ethics, whistle-blowing, and scientific research. There is also a fascinating piece on the American Type Culture Collection, a zoo or warehouse for microbes that houses some 11,800 strains of bacteria, and over 3,000 specimens of protozoa, algae, plasmids, and oncogenes. Here then are over forty light, graceful essays in which one of our wisest experimental biologists comments on issues of science, technology, society, philosophy, and the arts.
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(Filled with fun essays about the various sciences. My fav...)
Filled with fun essays about the various sciences. My favorite is his analysis of the grotesque overpricing of cereals in 1991. And, as you may recall, all major American cereal manufacturers cut prices drastically in mid-1996. Thanks, Dr. Morowitz, but what took them so long to read your book?!
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(In this book, Harold Morowitz presents a new theory on th...)
In this book, Harold Morowitz presents a new theory on the origin of life on Earth four billion years ago. Morowitz postulates that the first step toward the origin of life was the spontaneous condensation of amphiphilic molecules to form vesicles or protocells. This hypothesis provides a framework for reexamining the emergence of cellularity. Morowitz further proposes that core metabolic processes have not changed for some 3.8 billion years, so we can use a study of modern biochemistry to advance our knowledge about the chemical processes of the earliest protocells. Morowitz views origin of life issues from the persepective of certain constructs in the philosophy of science that provide guideposts to formulating and assessing hypotheses.
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(The motivation for this work is the desire to make the ba...)
The motivation for this work is the desire to make the backgrounds as clear and unambiguous as possible...to make the material from divergent disciplines as coherent as possible.
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("This book is an extraordinary integration of a lifetime ...)
"This book is an extraordinary integration of a lifetime of thought on the subject by an exceptional scholar. Morowitz logically, consistently, and persuasively moves to define arguments that will influence thought in a fundamental realm of biology." -Donald M. Engelman, Yale University "Morowitz develops a model of the origin of life in which cells originate first, proteins follow, and genes evolve last. This model contradicts conventional wisdom but has the distinct advantage of being testable; and is supported by evidence mustered from biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. Morowitz's expertise in all three disciplines is impressive."-Francisco J. Ayala, Dept. of Ecology and Evol. Biology, University of California, Irvine "In this short and clearly written book, Morowitz explores the origins of life. . . . His objective is elegantly achieved. . . . A stimulating analysis . . . and an excellent read." -A. E. Douglas, Times Higher Education Supplement "A book rich in provocative and stimulating ideas. . . . I recommend it to anyone who has ever thought seriously about the origin of life." -Vincent P. Cirillo, Quarterly Review of Biology
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(Gedisa. Barcelona. 1995. 20 cm. 255 p. Encuadernación en ...)
Gedisa. Barcelona. 1995. 20 cm. 255 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Morowitz, Harold J. 1927-. Traducción, Carlo Fabretti. Extensión cientÃfica. vol. 11. Traducción de: The thermodynamics of pizza. Ciencia. Obras de divulgación .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 84-7432-545-5
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(A Comprehensive introductory look at life on earth -- inh...)
A Comprehensive introductory look at life on earth -- inhabitants of earth, classification of living things, behavior, global ecology, atoms and organisms, ecology, biological energy, photosynthesis, food chains, morphogenesis, the human organism, disease, the origin of life.
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Morowitz, Harold Joseph was born on December 4, 1927 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Son of Philip Frank and Anna (Levine) Morowitz.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1947; Master of Science, Yale University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.
Physicist, National Bureau Studies, 1951-1953; physicist, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1953-1955; member of faculty, Yale University, 1955-1988; associate professor biophysics, Yale University, 1960-1968; professor molecular biophysics and biochemistry, Yale University, 1968-1988; master Pierson College, Yale University, 1981-1986; member of faculty, George Mason U., Fairfax, Virginia, since 1988; Robinson professor biology and natural philosophy, George Mason U., Fairfax, Virginia, since 1988; director, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, 1993-1998. Chairman of Commission on models for biomedical research National Research Council, 1983-1985, member board on basic biology, 1986-1992.
(A Comprehensive introductory look at life on earth -- inh...)
(When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts--inde...)
(Harold Morowitz has long been regarded highly both as an ...)
("This book is an extraordinary integration of a lifetime ...)
(In this book, Harold Morowitz presents a new theory on th...)
(The motivation for this work is the desire to make the ba...)
(Filled with fun essays about the various sciences. My fav...)
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Member science advisory board Santa Fe Institute, 1991-1997, co-chairman science advisory board, 2000-2006. Member Biophysics Society (executive committee 1965), National Center for Research Resources (council 1987-1992).
Married Lucille Rita Stein, January 30, 1949. Children: Joanna Lynn, Eli David, Joshua Alan, Zachary Adam, Noah Daniel.