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Evolution

The Triumph of an Idea

By Carl Zimmer, Carl, Zimmer

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| Paperback | 9780060958503

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In this remarkable book, a companion volume to the PBS series, a rich and up-to-date view of evolution is presented that explores the far reaching implications of Darwin's theory. Photos & illustrations. [예스24 제공]

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Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea by Carl Zimmer (Arrow, £7.99) The philosopher Daniel Dennett said evolution was "the single best idea anyone has ever had", and a "dangerous idea", too. Zimmer's final chapter on US creationism shows how dangerous fu ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea By Carl Zimmer

For three reasons, fans of science are living in an exhilarating time. First, as the general media reports every day, science has never been more busily deciphering the universe around us, from hurricane patterns to interstellar physics to bioterrori ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

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This book《Evolution: the triumph of an idea》, I should have read a long time ago. It is so brilliantly written and (I think) is a “must read”!
Darwin’s brilliant evolution theory is not simply “evolution by natural selection”, but is a much more sophisticated and imperative scientific work. ... (continue)

This book《Evolution: the triumph of an idea》, I should have read a long time ago. It is so brilliantly written and (I think) is a “must read”!
Darwin’s brilliant evolution theory is not simply “evolution by natural selection”, but is a much more sophisticated and imperative scientific work. The book talks about the development history of evolution theory, its strong links between a wide range of disciplines, such as geology, biology, ecology, biotechnology…etc. The chapters on the evolution (rise) of human being (homo sapiens) are particularly interesting. During the reading of this book, I rediscovered the importance of my own discipline (earth sciences), and once again thought how lucky I am to have chosen it.
In the last chapters, the author discusses the “fight” between Darwinism and Christianity. As a geologist myself, I observe many processes of the Earth; I learn how rocks and minerals are formed; I find ancient animals and plants in fossils. The material world is so obvious that it seems the room for “God” is very slim. Yet, I am not denying the importance of religions. And yet, I simply cannot believe in the existence of a “Creator” of our universe. For me, science is science, whereas faith is faith; there is nothing contradictory of the two completely different notions!

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Denise said on Jan 19, 2007 | Add your feedback

Along the easy lines of introducing evolutionary biology in the book, we could find the most interesting idea in all the creature to understand the diversified world.

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Cramer said on May 8, 2007 | Add your feedback