The Resource Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures, George Wald
Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures, George Wald
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The item Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures, George Wald represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services).
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The item Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures, George Wald represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services).
- Summary
- 'All men, everywhere, have asked the same questions: Whence we come, what kind of thing we are, and at least some intimation of what may become of us . . .' So begins Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald's 1970 Massey Lectures, now in print for the first time ever. Where did we come from, who are we, and what is to become of us - these questions have never been more urgent. Then, as now, the world is facing major political and social upheaval, from overpopulation to nuclear warfare to environmental degradation and the uses and abuses of technology. Using scientific fact as metaphor, Wald meditates on our place, and role, on Earth and in the universe. He urges us to therefore choose life - to invest in our capabilities as human beings, to heed the warnings of our own self-destruction, and above all to honour our humanity
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Note
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- Available to Vancouver Residents only
- Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781487003210
- Label
- Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures
- Title
- Therefore choose life
- Title remainder
- the found Massey lectures
- Statement of responsibility
- George Wald
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'All men, everywhere, have asked the same questions: Whence we come, what kind of thing we are, and at least some intimation of what may become of us . . .' So begins Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald's 1970 Massey Lectures, now in print for the first time ever. Where did we come from, who are we, and what is to become of us - these questions have never been more urgent. Then, as now, the world is facing major political and social upheaval, from overpopulation to nuclear warfare to environmental degradation and the uses and abuses of technology. Using scientific fact as metaphor, Wald meditates on our place, and role, on Earth and in the universe. He urges us to therefore choose life - to invest in our capabilities as human beings, to heed the warnings of our own self-destruction, and above all to honour our humanity
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1906-1997
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wald, George
- Dewey number
- 303.48/3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Q175.5
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- CBC Massey lectures
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Science
- Science
- Science
- Life
- Evolution
- Religion and science
- Label
- Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures, George Wald
- Note
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- Available to Vancouver Residents only
- Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781487003210
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- FA18AC8B-DD37-444C-98D6-6A2948ED0359
- System control number
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- 6462851
- ocn987030365
- (OCoLC)987030365
- Label
- Therefore choose life : the found Massey lectures, George Wald
- Note
-
- Available to Vancouver Residents only
- Residents of other municipalities should check their local libraries
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781487003210
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- FA18AC8B-DD37-444C-98D6-6A2948ED0359
- System control number
-
- 6462851
- ocn987030365
- (OCoLC)987030365
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