Charles Darwin - The Man and His Influence

Klappentext Upon its publication! Darwin's The Origin of the Species excited much debate and controversy! and still evokes powerful and contradictory responses today. This study of the life of Darwin! first published in 1990! combines biography and cultural history to show how Darwin's contemporaries were unable to appreciate precisely those aspects of his thinking that are considered scientifically important today. 14 illustrations. 2 maps. Zusammenfassung An almost mythical figure in the development of science! Darwin's theory of natural selection was not initially accepted by many of his contemporaries. This study combines biography and cultural history! charting Darwin's considerable influence from his time to ours. Inhaltsverzeichnis General editor's preface; Preface; 1. The problem of interpretation; 2. Evolution before The Origin of Species; 3. The young Darwin; 4. The voyage of the Beagle; 5. The crucial years, London 1837-1842; 6. The years of development; 7. Going public; 8. The emergence of Darwinism; 9. The opponents of Darwinism; 10. Human origins; 11. Darwin and the modern world; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Peter J. Bowler, Peter J. (Queen''s University Belfast) Bowler
• Assisted by: Sally Gregory Kohlstedt (Editor), David M. Knight (Editor), Knight David (Foreword)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.1996
• EAN: 9780521566681
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56668-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Cambridge Science Biographies; Cambridge Science Biographies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Biography: historical, political and military, Evolution / Evolutionary biology