Online Seminar Series: What is Life
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Sat, Jun 01 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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What is Life by Erwin Schrödinger
Saturday, June 1, 2024
“The great revelation of the quantum theory was that features of discreteness were discovered in the Book of Nature, in a context in which anything other than continuity seemed to be absurd according to the views held until then.”
What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell is a 1944 book written for the lay science reader by physicist Erwin Schrödinger. The book is based on a course of public lectures delivered by Schrödinger in February 1943, which focused on one important question: “how can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?” We invite you to join this monthly online series as we read this short but difficult book, one chapter at a time.
June 1 Reading:
What is Life by Schrödinger – Chapter 1 –
The Classical Physicist’s Approach to the Subject
Schedule:
12:00-2:00PM PDT
Tutor:
Andy Gilman
Location:
Online. Register to receive the link.