The emergence of theoretical biology: Two fundamental works of Ervin Bauer (1890–1938) in English translation
BioSystems(2024)
Abstract
Ervin Bauer (1890–1938) outlined the paradigm of theoretical biology from the perspective of biophysics and bioenergetics. His molecular-based biological theory is centered on the principle of sustainable non-equilibrium, which is continuously produced and maintained by all biological systems throughout their life. Ervin Bauer became the victim of Stalin's Great Terror. Here we present two of the fundamental works of Ervin Bauer in English translation: the paper “The definition of the living being on the basis of its thermodynamic properties and the fundamental biological principles that follow from it” published in Naturwissenschaften (1920)Naturwissenschaften (1920) and the excerpts from his magnum opus “Theoretical Biology” (1935). These works became a bibliographical rarity. A complete English translation of “Theoretical Biology” is an important task for the future.
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Key words
Ervin bauer,Bioenergetics,Biophysics,Biological thermodynamics,History of biology,Theoretical biology
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