Harold J. Morowitz, Author Oxford University Press, USA $55 (240p) ISBN 978-0-19-508199-2
In this uneven compilation of essays culled from his column for Hospital Practice , biologist and popular essayist Morowitz ( The Thermodynamics of Pizza ) examines the hazards of eating cheese and smoking cigarettes, analyzes class and caste in a...
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Harold J. Morowitz, Author Rutgers University Press $21.95 (247p) ISBN 978-0-8135-1635-6
Besides explaining why pizza stays hot for so long, biophysicist Morowitz ( The Wine of Life ) takes a look at bagel baking and martini technology. There's something for everyone in this smorgasbord of bite-size essays, originally published in...
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Harold J. Morowitz, Author Scribner Book Company $18.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-684-18443-2
The theory that planet Earth functions like one huge living organism is fashionable, so a sicentist's attempt to flesh out this cosmic viewpoint with hard evidence is certainly welcome. Morowitz, a Yale biophysicist and popular essayist (The Wine of
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Harold J. Morowitz, Author Scribner Book Company $15.95 (244p) ISBN 978-0-684-18444-9
This molecular physicist's (Yale) first book of science essays, The Wine of Life, won praise for its blend of learning and philosophic drollery. Familiarity may somewhat dim Morowitz's glitter in this new collection, but the joy is still present....
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