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What Is Life?

1944 non-fiction work by Erwin Schrödinger
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What Is Life?
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Instance of
written work
Author
Erwin Schrödinger[2]
Genre
non-fiction, popularisation of science[3][4]
Language of work or name
English[6]
Publication date
1944[8]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[7]
Has version, edition or translation
What Is Life?[9]
Main subject
science[10]
Number of pages
+194[11]
Place of publication
United Kingdom[5]
Subtitle
The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell[13]
Title
What Is Life?[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en What Is Life? ar ما هي الحياة؟ es ¿Qué es la vida? fa حیات چیست؟ fr Qu'est-ce que la vie ? he מה הם החיים he מהם החיים it Che cos'è la vita? ja 生命とは何か pl Czym jest życie? Fizyczne aspekty żywej komórki ru Что такое жизнь? tr Yaşam Nedir? uk Що таке життя? zh 生命是什么 zh-hant 生命是什麼
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BookBrainz work ID
f04ecca9-90b9-4363-90e4-1d06b94e9ef6
Described at URL
bigthink.com
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1ROHB
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
456966
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/What-Is-Life
FantLab work ID
1056068
Freebase ID
/m/074k9z
Goodreads work ID
157127
OCLC number
24503223
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
3754588298

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Genre 2
non-fiction, popularisation of science
Author 1
Erwin Schrödinger
Country of origin 1
United Kingdom
Language of work or name 1
English
Main subject 1
science
Place of publication 1
United Kingdom
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What Is Life? is a written work[1].

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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz work ID → f04ecca9-90b9-4363-90e4-1d06b94e9ef6
    "Created claim: BookBrainz work ID: f04ecca9-90b9-4363-90e4-1d06b94e9ef6, batch #290269"
  2. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1ROHB
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 21w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Main subject → science
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Genre → non-fiction, popularisation of science
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