Harold Morowitz Quotes

• The probability for the chance of formation of the smallest, simplest form of living organism known is 1 to 10340,000,000.... The size of this figure is truly staggering, since there are only supposed to be approximately 10 electrons in the whole universe!

  Harold Morowitz

  Size, Chance, Evolution

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• Computer science is to biology what calculus is to physics. It's the natural mathematical technique that best maps the character of the subject.

  Harold Morowitz

  Learning, Character, Technique

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• The flow of energy through a system acts to organize that system.

  Harold Morowitz

  Energy, Flow, Organize

  "Energy Flow in Biology: Biological Organization as a Problem in Thermal Physics". Book by Harold Morowitz, 1968.

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• The use of thermodynamics in biology has a long history rich in confusion.

  Harold Morowitz

  Long, Confusion, Use

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