Project Gutenberg 2005-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 135 Conn, H. W. (Herbert William) 1859 1917 Conn, Herbert William The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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.) en Biology QH Text Biology Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 398385 398320 2024-10-07T10:45:23.042662 2023-09-07T11:13:02.735116 text/html text/html 394536 2020-12-12T08:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 728198 2020-12-12T08:46:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 737688 2024-10-07T10:45:33.674763 application/epub+zip 742805 2024-10-07T10:45:27.333615 application/epub+zip 189202 2024-10-07T10:45:25.206624 application/epub+zip 955219 2024-10-07T10:45:37.681565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922047 2024-10-07T10:45:31.970591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258869 2022-09-08T05:45:32.025150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354449 354340 2024-10-07T10:45:22.012789 2023-09-07T11:13:01.903102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 354408 2020-12-12T08:46:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114381 2020-12-12T08:46:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354412 2020-12-12T08:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114356 2020-12-12T08:46:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21698 2024-10-07T10:45:37.844543 application/rdf+xml 15479 2024-10-07T10:45:25.782654 image/jpeg 3941 2024-10-07T10:45:25.495652 image/jpeg 808590 2024-10-07T10:45:23.165628 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia