The Animate and the Inanimate

by William James Sidis

Book Overview

Sidis entertains the idea that life originated on Earth from asteroids (as put forth by Lord Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz) while describing his theory as a synthesis of the mechanical and vitalist life models. Sidis also claims that stars are "alive" and go through an eternally repeating light-dark cycle, with the second law reversing in the dark portion of the cycle. Sidis' theory was dismissed upon release, only to be discovered in an attic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1957990694
• ISBN13: 9781957990699
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Bigfontbooks
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"