What Evolution Is
Published on 11. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-465-04426-9 (ISBN)
Description
At once a spirited defence of Darwinian explanations of biology and an elegant primer on evolution for the general reader, What Evolution Is poses the questions at the heart of evolutionary theory and considers how our improved understanding of evolution has affected the viewpoints and values of modern man.Science Masters Series
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 137 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-465-04426-9 (9780465044269)
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Ernst Mayr was the leading evolutionary biologist of the 20th century. He was Professor Emeritus at the Zoology Department of Harvard University and for twenty-three years served as Curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He died in February 2005 in Massachusetts.