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Stephen Jay Gould: Reflections on His View of Life

Categorie	Algemeen Natuur
Boeknummer	#243180
Titel	Stephen Jay Gould: Reflections on His View of Life
Auteur	Allmond, Warrden D. & Patricia H. Kelley & Robert M. Ross
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Oxford University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0195373200
ISBN13	9780195373202
Taal	Nederlands
Samenvatting	Considered by many during his lifetime as the most well-known scientist in the world, Stephen Jay Gould left an enormous and influential body of work. A Harvard professor of paleontology, evolutionary biology, and the history of science, Gould provided major insights into our understanding of the history of life. He helped to reinvigorate paleontology, launch macroevolution on a new course, and provide a context in which the biological developmental stages of an organism's embryonic growth could be integrated into an understanding of evolution. This book is a set of reflections on the many areas of Gould's intellectual life by the people who knew and understood him best: former students and prominent close collaborators. Mostly a critical assessment of his legacy, the chapters are not tech... (Lees verder)nical contributions but rather offer a combination of intellectual bibliography, personal memoir, and reflection on Gould's diverse scientific achievements. The work includes the most complete bibliography of his writings to date and offers a multi-dimensional view of Gould's life-work not to be found in any other volume.
Pagina's	400
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 11,00

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