William Bateson, Naturalist
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-00434-3 (ISBN)
William Bateson (1861–1926) began his academic career working on variation in animals in the light of evolutionary theory. He was inspired by the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's work on plant hybridisation to pursue further experimental work in what he named 'genetics'. He realised that Mendel's results could help to solve difficult biological questions and controversies which others had glossed over, and to challenge assumptions underlying evolution as it was understood at the time. After two years as Professor of Biology at Cambridge he left in 1910 to become Director of the newly founded John Innes Institute. Bateson's argumentative personality and unorthodox approach did not make him popular, and his reputation declined after his death. Was Bateson misunderstood? Was evolution misunderstood? This 1928 volume – including a substantial memoir by Bateson's wife – gives readers access to selected papers and addresses and allows them to consider him afresh.
Part I: 1. Memoir; Part II. Scientific Papers: 2. Hybridisation and crossbreeding; 3. Problems of heredity; 4. An address on Mendelian heredity; 5. Gamete and zygote; 6. Heredity and variation in modern lights; 7. Presidential address to the zoological section, British Association, 1904; 8. Presidential address to the agricultural subsection, British Association, 1911; 9. Presidential address to the British Association, Australia, 1914; 10. The methods and scope of genetics; 11. Biological fact and the structure of society; 12. Science and nationality; 13. Common-sense in racial problems; 14. Evolutionary faith and modern doubts; 15. Progress in biology; Part III. Educational Essays: 16. Address to the Salt Schools, Shipley, 1915; 17. Evolution and education; 18. The place of science in education; 19. Classical and modern education; 20. Classical education and science men; Part IV. Reviews: 21. Evolution for amateurs; 23. Heredity in the physiology of nations; 24. Huxley and evolution; Appendix.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics |
| Zusatzinfo | 4 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-00434-2 / 1108004342 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-00434-3 / 9781108004343 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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