Berra Charles Darwin

The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9630-9
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm

Two hundred years after Charles Darwin's birth (February 12, 1809), this thoroughly illustrated, yet concise biography reveals the great scientist as husband, father, and friend.

Tim M. Berra, whose "Darwin: The Man" lectures are in high demand worldwide, tells the fascinating story of the person and the idea that changed everything. Berra discusses Darwin’s revolutionary scientific work, its impact on modern-day biological science, and the influence of Darwin’s evolutionary theory on Western thought. But Berra digs deeper to reveal Darwin the man by combining anecdotes with carefully selected illustrations and photographs.

This small gem of a book includes 20 color plates and 60 black-and-white illustrations, along with an annotated list of Darwin’s publications and a chronology of his life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berra, Tim M.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
1. An Admirable Pedigree
2. A Privileged Youth
3. Exploration
4. Discovery
5. Maturity
6. A Proposal
7. Life at Down House
8. Correspondence
9. Daily Routine
10. Taxonomy and Selection
11. Alfred Russel Wallace and The Origin
12. What Darwin Said
13. Darwin's Bulldog
14. A Man of Enlarged Curiosity
15. Darwin's Death
16. Epilogue
Appendixes
A. Books
B. Chronology
C. Darwin Online
D. Dates
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Berra, Tim M.
Tim M. Berra is professor emeritus of evolution, ecology, and organismal biology at the Ohio State University and a three-time Fulbright grant recipient. He is the author of several books, including Evolution and the Myth of Creationism.