Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.

James Jeans

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Topic

Nature of life Biology Life

Author

James Jeans

Source

The Mysterious Universe

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Physicist Mathematician Scientist

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Jeans, James. The Mysterious Universe. Cambridge University Press/Macmillan, 1930, ch. 1.

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Men have gained control over the forces of nature to such an extent that with their help they could have no difficulty in exterminating one another to the last man. They know this, and hence comes a large part of their current unrest, their unhappiness and their mood of anxiety.

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Genre
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Freud, Sigmund. Das Unbehagen in der Kultur [The Discomfort in Culture]. Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag Wien, 1930, pt. 8.

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If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

Jacques Barzun

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Jacques Barzun
Source
The House of Intellect
Language
English
Time
1959 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Barzun, Jacques. The House of Intellect. Harper & Brothers, 1959, ch. 6.