The Lying Stones Of Marrakech Penultimate Reflections in Natural History

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Synopsis

Stephen Jay Gould's writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the late 1970s up until till his death in 2002, his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books bridged the yawning gap between science and wider culture.In this fascinating new collection of essays from Natural History, Gould applied biographical perspectives to the illumination of key scientific concepts and their history, ranging from the origins of palaeontology to modern eugenics and genetic engineering. The essays brilliantly illuminate and elucidate the puzzles and paradoxes great and small that have fuelled the enterprise of science and opened our eyes to a world of unexpected wonders.

Book details

Series:
Drakontos Ser.
Author:
Stephen Jay Gould
ISBN:
9781409000341
Related ISBNs:
9780099285830
Publisher:
Random House
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-08-14
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2000
Copyright by:
Jonathan Cape 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science