Convergence to Cosmicrobia

Forty years ago, Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe challenged the long-held belief that life originated spontaneously from...
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Author: Rudolph Schild Chandra Wickramasinghe
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Language: English
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Convergence to Cosmicrobia by Chandra Wickramasinghe, Rudolph Schild

Convergence to Cosmicrobia

CHF 153.62

Convergence to Cosmicrobia

CHF 153.62
Author: Rudolph Schild Chandra Wickramasinghe
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Forty years ago, Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe challenged the long-held belief that life originated spontaneously from a primordial soup on Earth - a concept rooted in Aristotelian philosophy and dominant in Western science for over two millennia. They proposed that life might have originated elsewhere in the universe and spread to Earth through a process called panspermia.


Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's research, supported by advancements in space technology and astronomy, argued that the origins of life required a cosmological scale beyond the solar system or galaxy. Their work contributed to the emergence of astrobiology, merging astronomy and biology, and indicated a shift from Earth-centered theories of life.


Their challenge parallels the Copernican revolution, which displaced Earth from the center of the universe. Similarly, Hoyle and Wickramasinghe's ideas suggest a new paradigm shift in science, moving towards a view of life as a cosmic phenomenon. Recent discoveries, particularly with the James Webb Space Telescope, further support this shift, indicating that a major transformation in our understanding of life's origins may be approaching.




Author: Rudolph Schild Chandra Wickramasinghe
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Published: 10/25/2024
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9789819800889

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