The origin of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science. Exploring various competing theories, Paul Davies presents evidence to suggest that life began deep underneath the Earth's crust. 'Delightful...a classic example of how topresent a scientific case, and an insight into the way very good scientists work' -- John Gribbin, Independent
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Paul Davies is an internationally acclaimed physicist, writer and broadcaster, now based in South Australia. He is the author of some twenty books, including in Penguin the bestselling The Mind of God (1993) and About Time (1996), both shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc Science Book Prize.
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