Exobiology: Matter, Energy, and Information in the Origin

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Chela-Flores, Julian, Raulin, François (Eds.) Exobiology: Matter, Energy, and Information in the Origin and Evolution of Life in the Universe Proceedings of the Fifth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution: An Abdus Salam Memorial Trieste, Italy, 22–26 September 1997

Leading researchers in the area of the origin, evolution and distribution of life in the universe contributed to Exobiology: Matter, Energy, and Information in the Origin and Evolution of Life in Springer the Universe. This volume provides a review of this interdisciplinary field. In 50 chapters many aspects that contribute to exobiology are reviewed by 90 authors. These include: historical 1998, XXI, 386 p. 1st perspective of biological evolution; cultural aspects of exobiology, cosmic, chemical and edition biological evolution, molecular biology, geochronology, biogeochemistry, biogeology, and planetology. Some of the current missions are discussed. Other subjects in the frontier of exobiology are reviewed, such as the search for planets outside the solar system, and the Printed book possible manifestation of intelligence in those new potential environments. The SETI research Hardcover effort is well represented in this general overview of exobiology. This book is the proceedings of the Fifth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution that took place in September 1997. The Printed book volume is dedicated to the memory of Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam who suggested the Hardcover initiation of the Trieste conferences on chemical evolution and the origin of life. Audience: ISBN 978-0-7923-5172-6 Graduate students and researchers in the many areas of basic, earth, and life sciences that $ 279,00 contribute to the study of chemical evolution and the origin, evolution and distribution of life in Available the universe. Discount group Professional Books (2) Order online at springer.com/booksellers Springer Nature Customer Service Center LLC Product category 233 Spring Street Proceedings New York, NY 10013 Other renditions USA Softcover T: +1-800-SPRINGER NATURE ISBN 978-94-010-6124-7 (777-4643) or 212-460-1500 Softcover [email protected] ISBN 978-94-011-5057-6

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