The Story of the Living Machine : (Registro nro. 57875)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QH |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Conn, H. W. |
| Fuller form of name | (Herbert William), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1859-1917 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Story of the Living Machine : |
| Remainder of title | A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2005-08-08 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Story of the Living Machine" by H. W. Conn is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the mechanistic understanding of life, examining how biological processes can be framed within the principles of biology, chemistry, and physics. Through discussions ranging from the mechanism of digestion to the nature of cells and protoplasm, Conn explores the relationship between life and mechanical processes, aiming to clarify how the living body operates similarly to a machine. The opening of the text introduces the concept that living organisms can be viewed as machines, raising critical philosophical and scientific questions about the nature of life and its processes. Conn discusses the historical perspective of biology as an evolving science and sets the context for examining life through a mechanical lens. He highlights the significance of understanding vital functions such as digestion and circulation, using analogies to machines while emphasizing the unique constructs of living organisms like cells. In this exploration, Conn establishes a foundational framework for discussing the interrelation between life processes, energy conversion, and the broader implications for understanding biology within the scientific paradigm of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Biology |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16487">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16487</a> |
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