Publisher's Synopsis
Technically speaking, we are a living system and an electronic device or paperback you're using to read these texts is a non-living system. Moreover, we're all surrounded by life, deceptively simple, yet one of the top longstanding questions in science is what actually life is.
Nobel-Prize winning scientists such as Physicist Erwin Schrödinger and Biologist Paul Nurse have already written the excellent eponymous book What is Life? Cambridge-Scientist Abhishek Upadhyay attempts to add a fresh stance on What is Life?. Abhishek Upadhyay has been a researcher at the University of Cambridge since October 2022. He is also a member of the postdoctoral society at Trinity College, Cambridge, having been nominated by Nobel-Laureate Professor Didier Queloz. His book Transformation of Life: a new perspective to decode what is life? takes readers on a captivating journey by blending biology, ecology, maths, physics, chemistry, computer science, engineering, philosophy and his globetrotting experience to discover one of the most profound mysteries of existence. Written for both the curious layperson and the budding scientist, it delves into the definitions and design principles of life, and will leave readers with a renewed sense of wonder, a deeper appreciation for the complexity, and a greater understanding of life.
