The observation of our planet, its processes and its constitution requires a line of sight which stretches beyond what is visible. Biology is confined to world of the living, but Physics stretches out beyond space and time. Moreover, as stated by Stephen Hawking, the ultimate aim of science is the attenuation of a single theory which describes the whole universe. This aim would seem ridiculous were it not for the fact that we currently already have two who sit awkwardly together and attempt to do just that: the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics.
More modest descriptive theories assess the natural laws. In his book "What is Life?" published in 1944, Erwin Schrödinger asked "How can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?" His answers described the physical rules governing DNA, which was to be structuralised by Watson & Crick nine years later. This genetic revolution provoked a sea-change, opening up a new vantage point from which to observe the history of the living.
By looking beyond horizons, the exploration of physical theorem provides us with a language which communicates the functioning of everything (along with nothing in terms of antimatter). It has shown us our origins not just through the deciphering of genetics, but also in the postulation and simulation of the Big Bang. As far as perceptions of nature go, it is the be all and end all of comprehension of life on earth.
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| Still from Beatriz Milhazes' O Pariso (2011 Fondation Cartier) |
More modest descriptive theories assess the natural laws. In his book "What is Life?" published in 1944, Erwin Schrödinger asked "How can the events in space and time which take place within the spatial boundary of a living organism be accounted for by physics and chemistry?" His answers described the physical rules governing DNA, which was to be structuralised by Watson & Crick nine years later. This genetic revolution provoked a sea-change, opening up a new vantage point from which to observe the history of the living.
By looking beyond horizons, the exploration of physical theorem provides us with a language which communicates the functioning of everything (along with nothing in terms of antimatter). It has shown us our origins not just through the deciphering of genetics, but also in the postulation and simulation of the Big Bang. As far as perceptions of nature go, it is the be all and end all of comprehension of life on earth.
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