| Title | : | The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (The Great Discoveries Series) |
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| Author | : | David Quammen |
| Release | : | 2006-08-01 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs |
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| 1 | The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Po | David Quammen |
| In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that natural selection among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of that time constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that illuminates this cautious naturalist who sparked an intellectual revolution. Drawing from Darwin's secret notebooks and personal letters, David Quammen has sketched a vivid life portrait of the man whose work remains controversial today. |
