Darwin : portrait of a genius /
Darwin's revolutionary career is the perfect vehicle for historian Paul Johnson. Marked by the insightful observation, spectacular wit, and highly readable prose for which Johnson is so well regarded, Darwin brings the gentleman-scientist and his times brilliantly into focus. From Darwin's...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
[2012]
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| Summary: | Darwin's revolutionary career is the perfect vehicle for historian Paul Johnson. Marked by the insightful observation, spectacular wit, and highly readable prose for which Johnson is so well regarded, Darwin brings the gentleman-scientist and his times brilliantly into focus. From Darwin's birth into great fortune to his voyage aboard the Beagle, to the long-delayed publication of his masterpiece, Johnson delves into what made this Victorian gentleman into a visionary scientist and into the tragic flaws that later led Darwin to support the burgeoning eugenics movement. |
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| Physical Description: | 164 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780670025718 0670025712 |