What is evolution? Few ideas are more controversial - and more
misunderstood - than the biological theory of evolution. But it's
also the case that, as a great scientist once said, "Nothing in
biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." So, if
students want to truly understand biology in all of its forms, they
will need to understand what evolution - the scientific idea - is.
This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science
series enables the reader to learn what evolution is by charting
the course of the ideas of biological change from the ancient time
to the present. Accessible and comprehensive, Evolution: A
Historical Perspective shows how the great thinkers of the past and
present mean when they say something "evolved." Evolution: A
Historical Perspective discusses the main components that make
evolution such a singularly powerful scientific theory: BLEarly
attempts at explaining biological change, and scientific attempts
to explain discoveries about life on earth Charles Darwin's
introduction of natural selection in The Origin of Species, Gregor
Mendel's gene, and the merging of modern genetics and evolution in
the "Modern Synthesis" BLJames Watson and Francis Crick's discovery
of the structure of DNA, and the biochemical explanation for
biological change The volume includes a glossary, a timeline of
events, and a bibliography of works that will be useful in further
research.
General
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science |
| Release date: |
September 2007 |
| First published: |
September 2007 |
| Authors: |
Bryson Brown
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| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
232 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-33461-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-313-33461-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780313334610 |
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