George Gaylord Simpson
An informative and engaging biography...The book shows how hugely influential and productive Simpson was.(Michael NovacekNature)Simpson's position in intellectual history is secure and is made the more so by the welcome publication of Laporte's book.(Niles EldredgeScience)Through his very skillful interpretation... Laporte provides a marvelous story of one man's pursuit of the riddles of nature.(William R. Brice, University of PittsburghAmerican Paleontologist)