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More copies of this ISBN:Darwinby Niles Eldredge
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Charles Darwin's ideas resonate deeply in Western culture today, and his theory still lies at the heart of modern scientific evolutionary research. As other nineteenth-century figures fade, Darwin's theory of evolution still provokes controversy, spilling over into curriculum battles at state and local school boards in the United States and around the world. In exploring the everyday artifacts of Darwin's life, his notebooks, and early manuscripts, Niles Eldredge a candid, no-punches-pulled interpreter of the core ideas of evolutionary biology (Science News) provides a rare glimpse into the mind of this highly intuitive, creative scientist. The celebration of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday in 2009 begins in November 2005 with the opening of a major exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, curated by Eldredge, that will travel across the nation. More than a companion book to the exhibit, Darwin is a rich and inspiring reconstruction of Darwin's life through his writings and discoveries. Review:"The bicentennial of Darwin's birth in 2009 and the sesquicentennial of the publication of On the Origin of Species will be commemorated by a touring exhibition curated by author Eldredge (Life on Earth), of the American Museum of Natural History, that will give audiences a rare opportunity to see Darwin's personal effects, notebooks and materials that contributed to Origin. This book primarily follows Darwin's progress on his theory in the 20 years between his return from the famous voyage on the Beagle and publication of his paradigm-shattering book. Darwin dismembered some of his notebooks, but scholars have reconstructed most of them so that readers can follow his thought processes. Eldredge shows how Darwin laid aside some ideas, like the importance of stasis (which Eldredge and the late Stephen Jay Gould developed into their concept of 'punctuated equilibria'), that are now accepted in evolutionary theory. He makes the interesting observation that Darwin was one of the first scientists to abandon Baconian induction in forming hypotheses, consciously turning to the hypothetico-deductive method. Eldredge addresses advances in evolutionary theory since Darwin and takes on intelligent design. The author conveys his great admiration for his subject in a straightforward manner that will enlighten dedicated science readers. 100 illus. Agent, John Michel." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Book News Annotation:Practitioner and curator Eldredge, who has spent his career exploring
the effects of evolution, works through the notebooks of Darwin to
describe the thought processes and influences that brought him to the
publication of On the Origin of the Species. Rather than reinforcing
the opinions of the "super-Darwinists," Eldredge re- connects readers
with Darwin's own thought, which was that our genes and those of all
about us are only a part of the environment, that the world is much
too complex to bind with a single theory. He examines the popular
image of Darwin as well as how others have interpreted his work, the
means Darwin used to locate his data and organize it coherently, the
history of the book's publication and Darwin's defenses of it (from
many sides), and the rise of creationism in this century.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:Practitioner and curator Eldredge, who has spent his career exploring
the effects of evolution, works through the notebooks of Darwin to
describe the thought processes and influences that brought him to the
publication of On the Origin of the Species. Rather than reinforcing
the opinions of the "super-Darwinists," Eldredge re- connects readers
with Darwin's own thought, which was that our genes and those of all
about us are only a part of the environment, that the world is much
too complex to bind with a single theory. He examines the popular
image of Darwin as well as how others have interpreted his work, the
means Darwin used to locate his data and organize it coherently, the
history of the book's publication and Darwin's defenses of it (from
many sides), and the rise of creationism in this century.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:In exploring the everyday artifacts of Darwin's life, his notebooks, and early manuscripts, Niles Eldredge provides a rare glimpse into the mind of this highly intuitive, creative scientist. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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