Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
The origin of life.
Publication Details
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson & New York: World Publishing Company, 1967 CE.
An outstanding illustrated synthesis of the topics as they stood in 1967, including Chapter 2: "Notions of the origins of life in the past," summarizing prior theories. Appendix 1 publishes the English translation of Oparin's Proiskhozhedenie Zhizni (No. 7384) followed by Bernal's commentary, as well as Haldane's "The origin of life (No. 7467), followed by Bernal's commentary.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #7466 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9638 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-origin-of-life-1 |
Geographic Context
Publication places: London; New York