num_pages: 304
description: Evolution during the early nineteenth century was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. Then in September 1838 a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that 'natural selection' among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of Darwin's twenty-one-year delay constitute a fascinating tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.Also published under the title The Reluctant Mr Darwin in the US.
language: English
title: The Kiwi's Egg: Charles Darwin And Natural Selection
publisher: Orion Publishing Group