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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679725113
ISBN-139780679725114
eBay Product ID (ePID)22233
Product Key Features
Book TitleDarwin for Beginners
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Evolution, History & Surveys / Modern, Science & Technology
Publication Year1990
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJonathan Miller
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal575.0092
SynopsisThe Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." -- Newsday aking us through the upheavals in biological thought which made The Origins of Species possible, Jonathan Miller introduces us to that odd revolutionary, Charles Darwin -- a remarkably timid man who spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his theories might unleash; yet also the man who finally undermined belief in God's creation. Along the way we meet a fascinating cast of characters: Darwin's scientific predecessors, his contemporaries (including Alfred Russell Wallace, whose anticipation of natural selection forced Darwin to publish), his opponents, and his successors whose work in modern genetics provided necessary modifications to Darwin's own work. Splendidly illustrated, this clever, witty, highly informative book is the perfect introduction to Darwin's life and thought.
