The Fifth Miracle (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Paul Davies
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Science
- Genres: Nonfiction, Science and technology
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life, Mars, Asteroids, comets, or meteors
Paul Davies’s subtitle might lead readers to suspect that he is one of the band of scientists out to prove the existence of God. This idea will be dispelled quickly as readers delve into the searching questions that Davies raises and into the scientific evidence he brings to this extraordinary study. Although he deals with extremely complex biogenetic and astronomical material, he writes with sufficient lucidity and vigor that reading The Fifth Miracle is akin to reading a fast-moving, compelling adventure story.
Davies, a theoretical physicist with over twenty books to...
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