Darwin's Origin of Species

A Biography

Janet Browne (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2007 | Main
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84354-394-7 (ISBN)

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A great introduction to a work that altered for ever our understanding of what it is to be human: 'Superb: easy to read but none the less intellectually exciting... the perfect introduction to Darwin's thought... Brilliant.' -- Adam Sisman, Sunday Telegraph

No book has changed our understanding of ourselves more than Darwin's Origin of Species. It caused a sensation on its first day of publication in 1859 and went on to become an international bestseller. The idea that living things gradually evolve through natural selection profoundly shocked its Victorian readers, calling into question what had been for many the unshakeable belief that there was a Creator.

In this book, Janet Browne, Charles Darwin's foremost biographer, shows why Darwin's Origin of Species can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published. She describes the genesis of Darwin's theories, explains how they were initially received and examines why they remain so contentious today. Her book is a marvellously readable account of the work that altered forever our knowledge of what it is to be human.

Janet Browne is a professor at Harvard University. She is the author of the landmark two-volume biography of Charles Darwin: Voyaging, as well as The Power of Place and Darwin's Origin of Species (Atlantic 2006).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.8.2007
Reihe/Serie	Books that Shook the World
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 197 mm
Gewicht	164 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
Schlagworte	Darwin, Charles • Die Entstehung der Arten (Darwin)
ISBN-10	1-84354-394-X / 184354394X
ISBN-13	978-1-84354-394-7 / 9781843543947
Zustand	Neuware