Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland, April-November 1985In examining the diversity in science and life, the author explores our efforts to understand the nature of life and its place in the universe, as well as the problems introduced by our species into the existence of life on this planet. |
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Two Butterflies and Superstrings | 14 |
Three Manchester and Athens 35 | 35 |
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