“A thing is either alive or it isn’t; there is nothing that is almost alive. There is but the remotest possibility of the origin of life by spontaneous generation, and every likelihood that Arrhenius is right when he dares to claim that life is a cosmic phenomenon, something that drifts between the spheres, like light, and like light transiently descends upon those fit to receive it.”
Quote by Donald C. Peattie
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Donald C. Peattie
Donald C. Peattie was a renowned botanist known for his research on the plant ecology of North America. Born on June 21, 1898, and passing away on November 16, 1964, Peattie's works had a profound impact on the field of ecological studies. more