Darwin
Subtitle: a life in science
By: Michael White and John Gribbin
Contributors: Gribbin, John R.
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847391490
Subjects: Scientists; Biography; Evolution (Biology); Natural selection; Evolution (biologi); Naturligt urval
Description: "Today Charles Darwin is regarded as one of the most -- if not the most -- influential scientists of all time. Yet in his lifetime his radical new interpretation of evolution based on natural selection earned him as much antagonism as it did accolades. In fact he faced a huge barrage of criticism for his 'heretical' new theories, from those closest to him as well as from the leading scientific and religious thinkers of the day. John Gribbin and Michael White examine both the scientist and the science, putting one firmly in the context of the other. Thus they bring us a revealing portrait of a man plagued by illness and personal tragedy, who was nonetheless driven throughout his life to pursue his scientific goals. At the same time they lucidly explain the enormous impact of his thinking on natural selecton and evolution, bringing the reader up to date in terms of how Darwinism has shaped modern scientific thought."--Back cover.
Notes: Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.