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Darwin for Beginners

By Jonathan Miller

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| Paperback | 9780679725114

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The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining."

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aking us through the upheavals in biological thought which made The Origins of Species possible, Jonathan Miller introduces us to that odd revolutionary, CharlesContinue

The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining."

-- Newsday

aking us through the upheavals in biological thought which made The Origins of Species possible, Jonathan Miller introduces us to that odd revolutionary, Charles Darwin -- a remarkably timid man who spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his theories might unleash; yet also the man who finally undermined belief in God's creation. Along the way we meet a fascinating cast of characters: Darwin's scientific predecessors, his contemporaries (including Alfred Russell Wallace, whose anticipation of natural selection forced Darwin to publish), his opponents, and his successors whose work in modern genetics provided necessary modifications to Darwin's own work.

Splendidly illustrated, this clever, witty, highly informative book is the perfect introduction to Darwin's life and thought.

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  • Darwin’s Revolution

    Scientists are infatuated with the idea of revolution. Even before the publication of Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 1 and with ever increasing frequency after it, would-be Lenins of the laboratory have daydreamed about overth ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Sat, 28 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 176 Pages
  • Edition: Reissue
  • ISBN-10: 0679725113
  • ISBN-13: 9780679725114
  • Publisher: Pantheon
  • Pub date: Jan 03, 1990
  • Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Others
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