On the Origin of Evolution: Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA

ISBN-13: 9780008333409 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 320 str.

Mary Gribbin

Opis

The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years.

Recenzje

Praise for John and Mary Gribbin:

'Elegant and meticulously researched ... this is a most enjoyable book' The Observatory

'Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity' Guardian

'Precise yet mysterious ... as beautiful as a poem and as exciting as a novel' Sunday Times

'Immensely readable' The Times

O autorze

John Gribbin gained a PhD from the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge before working as a science journalist for Nature and later New Scientist. John has written many bestselling popular science books, including In Search of the Multiverse and The Universe: A Biography. Mary Gribbin is a teacher with a special gift for communicating difficult concepts, and she is a previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. John and Mary are both Visiting Fellows at the University of Sussex. They have co-written several titles, including Out of the Shadow of a Giant.