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File Size: 759 KB
Print Length: 159 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0713913509
Publisher: Penguin Books (February 23, 1978)
Publication Date: February 23, 1978
Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B075WDLT26
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Read it decades ago, it is even better now. Thomas foresees so much. One of the few thinkers who could see something like the Internet coming before we even had pcs. He is an elegant writer. The essay on Probability is a fine place to turn when one needs inspiration. I am giving copies of the paperback to friends.
This 40-year-old book deals with issues that scientists are only now airing in public. The essays deal with topics as diverse as "Why don't you ever see dead birds?" and "If the mitochondria in my body's cells have different DNA thanI have, what is our relationship?" In this book biology meets philosophy meets wonder. Even people who are not familiar with the technical terms will find provocative thoughts and observations to quickstart their own reflections.
I stumbled upon Lewis Thomas in a recent post on "Writer's Almanac". Curiosity got the best of me and I ended up ordering several of his books on Amazon. Thirty years of marriage to a scientist hasn't made that world any less mysterious and Thomas' writing looked like one more way to enter it.The language is unfamiliar and the concepts are complicated - at least to this layman - but I can't get enough of Thomas' marvelous writing. It's like science as poetry.Am I now well-versed in the secret life of the cell? Let's say I'm better versed than I was before I read the book. The best part is that I want to read more. Thomas' writing opens a door and invites you in. The beauty of it is that once you get there, you want to stay.
This book consists of 29 stand-alone essays, beautifully written and previously published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" during the early seventies.From the first chapter: "The viruses, instead of being single-minded agents of disease and death, now begin to look more like mobile genes...We live in a dancing matrix of viruses; they dart, rather like bees, from organism to organism, from plant to insect to mammal to me and back again, and into the sea, tugging along pieces of this genome, strings of genes from that, transplanting grafts of DNA, passing around heredity as though at a great party."Although there is no continuity from chapter to chapter, there are consistent threads of thought as the author free associates:1.There is a joyful attitude about science and discovery and abundant tidbits about the goings on of living things.2.There is constant reference to the interaction, symbiosis, and co-operative living arrangements amongst the different species.3.There are numerous references to the mindless activities of ants, bees, and termites, whose activities create sophisticated, developed projects without any evidence of central control. These examples are repeatedly compared to humans and their social activities, with the human emphasis being on language.4.The cell is the unit of life, complete with all its intricate inner workings. The cell membrane (cell wall in plants) is the protective layer that makes this unit of life possible.In the first chapter and frequently throughout, the author wants to think of the earth as a kind of organism, but he can't make it work - too big, too complex, too many working parts without visible connections. Then in the last chapter, a better analogy emerges. The earth is like a huge cell and the protective atmosphere that shields us from meteors and cosmic rays is our cell membrane.This fine book is a precursor to books from the likes of Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, and Stephen Jay Gould. Reading the chapters randomly is not a bad idea - each one is only four to six pages long and each gives the reader plenty to think about. Amazingly, after 30 years, there is a little - but not much - in this book that is out of date. If you are a little rusty on biology, have your "Oxford Dictionary of Science" handy. First Class.
I selected this book from the Modern Library list of Top 100 Non-Fiction books with the trepidation of a non technical person with only moderate interest in science. Mr. Thomas, however, immediately disarms the non technical mind and proceeds to fascinate as he presents the very familiar in totally new perspectives. His description of our bodies as a system of mitochondria pursuing their own interests with total disinterest of our consciousness as an entity is startling while, at the same time, it becomes immediately obvious. A discussion of disease as a "biologic misinterpretation of borders" by microscopic entities also causes the reader to see the well known in new ways.There is enough author left overto leave us with some straight-forward observations: "The great secret known to internists...is that most things get better by themselves." Or: "If an idea cannot move on its own , pushing it doesn't help; best to let it lie there."Thomas' last 2 sections leave both the secular and non-secular with a strong affirmation of the unliklihood of the miracle of life. Overall, this is a brief (150 page) book that deserves a wide readership.
One of the most fascinating and easy to read books on a scientific topic you're ever likely to find. The author vividly illustrates just how entangled life is, while establishing a metaphor of the earth as a living being itself. Once begun, you won't be able to put this one down. Highly entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking. Check out the companion volume entitled "The Medusa and the Snail".
Macro, micro. Macro, micro. Macro, micro.Thomas helped pioneer and popularize the examination of the world through extremes. This read is a mix of new and interesting factoids used to illustrate larger than life, and small as life, concepts and relationships.A wonderful read.
One of my favorite books since high school. If you love science, philosophy, and nature, you'll love his writing!
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