[Zeneta]

FWIW,

The guy that wrote the first book on this subject, Chemical Origins of life, I forgot his name, later came out to say he was wrong and it’s impossible.

Unfortunately, that hasn’t deterred many others to take the cause.

[BroJoeK]

Zeneta: "The guy that wrote the first book on this subject, Chemical Origins of life, I forgot his name, later came out to say he was wrong and it’s impossible.
Unfortunately, that hasn’t deterred many others to take the cause."

A quick Amazon search for books on "Chemical Origins of Life" produces a list of 152 (!!) books, the oldest of which seems to be this one:

The chemical origin of life, (A monograph in American lectures in living chemistry) Hardcover – 1964

The most recent are these two:

The Emergence of Life: From Chemical Origins to Synthetic Biology by Pier Luigi Luisi, October 20, 2016

Biochemical Adaptation: Response to Environmental Challenges from Life's Origins to the Anthropocene 1st Edition by George N. Somero (Author),‎ Brent L. Lockwood (Author),‎ Lars Tomanek (Author), February 1, 2017