Charles Darwin: And the Evolution Revolution

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stefoff, Rebecca, Author.

Series:

Oxford Portraits in Science

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Oxford University Press Incorporated 1998

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the Origin of Species, published in 1858, transformed our view of the world and made Charles Darwin one of the most controversial figures in science. This biography begins much earlier with his long search for a profession, his five-year voyage around the world on the Beagle, and thedecades-long intellectual journey he made in his study and garden. But it is for his theory about the origin of man and natural selection that he is remembered. His book threw the scientific community into a heated debate that continues today, and has made evolutionary biology one of the liveliest areas of science. This new biography looks at the person behind the controversy whose earth- shaking discoveries and ideas remain as exciting and interesting as today's headlines.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

1-280-75991-7

9786610759910

1-4237-7431-0

OCLC:

1027198910