The Origin of Life

From award-winning science writer Paul Davies, The Origin of Life. reveals the remarkable new theories set to transform the understanding of our place in the universe. Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe. How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell. Acclaimed physicist, astrobiologist and writer Paul Davies presents evidence that life began billions of years ago kilometres underground, arguing that it may well have started on Mars and spread to Earth in rocks blasted off the Red Planet by asteroid impacts. This solution to the riddle of life's origin has sweeping implications for the nature of the universe and our place within it, and opens the way to a radical rethinking of where we came from. > The New York Times. > Washington Times. > John Gribbin, Independent. Paul Davies. has achieved an international reputation for his ability to explain the significance of advanced scientific ideas in simple language. He is the author of some twenty books, including Superforce. , God and the New Physics. , The Mind of God. , The Last Three Minutes. , Are We Alone. and How to Build a Time Machine.