Items related to Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search...
Synopsis
In 1809, when Darwin was born, much of the world was an unexplored wilderness. Our knowledge of the past was nonexistent, and our picture of our species' history little more than a set of fantastic myths and fairytales. But a new era was dawning. Five decades later, On the Origin of the Species was able to draw on the pioneering work of explorers and naturalists to produce a theory that revolutionized our conception of our world. And the revolution didn't stop with the publication of Darwin's masterwork. 150 years later, his 'dangerous idea' is still headline news, denied by many, capable of enraging and dividing, even as biologists decipher the 3-billion-year history of life as written in our very DNA. This book tells the stories of the most dramatic adventures and important discoveries in two centuries of natural history - from Alexander von Humboldt's epic journeys in South America to the hi-tech genome-reading projects making headlines today - and how they gave birth to and have nourished the evolution revolution.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
"These scientific adventurers inspire the author--and will do the same for experts and novices alike--with their fearless dedication to getting at the truth, as far as it can be known. A stirring introduction to the wonder of evolutionary biology." --Kirkus Review, 12/15/08
"These scientific adventurers inspire the author—and will do the same for experts and novices alike—with their fearless dedication to getting at the truth, as far as it can be known. A stirring introduction to the wonder of evolutionary biology." --Kirkus Review, 12/15/08
National Book Award Finalist
"The Economist" Best Book of the Year
Amazon.com Top Ten Science Books of 2009
"These 'remarkable creatures' are in fact the pioneering naturalists whose dramatic discoveries fleshed out Darwin's theory. Carroll gives us voyages, expeditions, obstacles and what drives the passions of scientists." - Scientific American
"Darwin wasn't the only scientist to hit the high seas. Carroll chronicles his own journey alongside other voyages of discovery that helped evolve the study of evolution . . . Carroll, a leading biologist, is one of the high priests of evo devo (evolutionary developmental biology), a field that's been revolutionizing our understanding of why we are the way we are." - Wired
"These scientific adventurers inspire the author and will do the same for experts and novices alike with their fearless dedication to getting at the truth, as far as it can be known. A stirring introduction to the wonder of evolutionary biology." --"Kirkus Review," 12/15/08"
From the Back Cover
Remarkable Creatures tells the story of the evolution revolution - two centuries of exploration, adventure and discovery that changed our view of life, our planet and ourselves forever. “Of all the scientists in the world today, there is no one with whom Charles Darwin would rather spend an evening than Sean Carroll” Michael Ruse, author of The Evolution-Creation Struggle. For Making of the Fittest: “Dazzling... Carroll is passionate and magisterial. Nothing of more lasting importance is likely to be published this year” Guardian. “Smart and passionate” Daily Telegraph.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherQuercus Publishing
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1847247989
- ISBN 13 9781847247988
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
(No Available Copies)
Search Books: Create a WantCan't find the book you're looking for? We'll keep searching for you. If one of our booksellers adds it to AbeBooks, we'll let you know!
Create a Want
