内容简介
ThisbiographyofCharlesDarwinattemptstocapturetheprivateunknownlifeoftherealman-thegamblingandgluttonyatCambridge,hisgruellingtriproundtheglobe,hisintimatefamilylife,worriesaboutpersecutionandthoughtsaboutGod.Centraltoallofthis,hispioneeringeffortsonthetheoryofevolutionnowthatrecentstudieshaveoverturnedthecommonplaceviewsofDarwinthathaveheldformorethanacentury.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.
作者简介
AdrianDesmondstudiedatLondonUniversityandHarvard,hashigherdegreesinvertebratepalaeontologyandthehistoryofscience,andaPh.D.forhisworkonVictorianevolution.HeisanHonoraryResearchFellowintheBiologyDepartmentatUniversityCollegeLondon.AdrianDesmond'sbestsellingDarwin(Penguin,1992,writtenwithJamesMoore),wontheJamesTaitBlackMemorialPrizeinBritain,theGrandComissoPrizeinItalyandtheWatsonDavisPrizefromtheHistoryofScienceSocietyinAmerica.In1997theBritishSocietyfortheHistoryofScienceawardeditthefirstDinglePrizeforthebestbookofthedecadeincommunicatingthehistoryofsciencetoawideaudience.Hisstudyofthepre-Darwiniangeneration,ThePoliticsofEvolution(1989),receivedthePfizerAwardfromtheHistoryofScienceSociety.HehasalsopublishedTheHot-BloodedDinosaurs(1975),TheApe'sReflexion(1979)andArchetypesandAncestors(1982).In1993theSocietyfortheHistoryofNaturalHistoryawardedhimitsFounders'Medal.JamesMooreisareaderinhistoryofscienceandtechnologyattheOpenUniversity.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.
