num_pages: 336
description: The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to lifes biggest mystery: How did it begin? In this essential and illuminating history of Western science Bill Mesler and H. James Cleaves II seek to answer the most crucial question in science: How did life begin? They trace the trials and triumphs of the iconoclastic scientists who have sought to solve the mystery from Darwins theory of evolution to Crick and Watsons unveiling of DNA. This fascinating exploration not only examines the origin-of-life question but also interrogates the very nature of scientific discovery and objectivity. 15 illustrations
language: English
title: A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company