Darwin: A Life in Science

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One of the most intriguing aspects of the story that unfolds in these pages is the seeming contradiction between the conventional surface of Charles Darwin's life and the revolutionary implications and effects of theories that placed him in fierce conflict with the scientific community and the religious establishment of his day. An indifferent university student seemingly destined for a career in the Church, he was transformed by a five-year scientific voyage around the world into a totally committed scientist ...
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One of the most intriguing aspects of the story that unfolds in these pages is the seeming contradiction between the conventional surface of Charles Darwin's life and the revolutionary implications and effects of theories that placed him in fierce conflict with the scientific community and the religious establishment of his day. An indifferent university student seemingly destined for a career in the Church, he was transformed by a five-year scientific voyage around the world into a totally committed scientist consumed by the question of the history of the earth and the development of life upon it. An eminently respectable Victorian husband and father, plagued by ill health and pained by domestic tragedy, he was drawn step-by-step into painstaking research, and almost against his will into publishing Origin of Species, a book that would earn him both vilification and immortality. An heir to the remarkable independent intellectual tradition of his distinguished family, he was still profoundly discomforted by the censure of a society that forced him to defend his ideas against often vicious attacks. But above all, Charles Darwin was a part of a history of ideas beginning with the ancient Greeks and continuing to the present with the latest breakthroughs in molecular biology.

Continuing their successful series on famous scientists, White and Gribbin present a lucid and accessible account of Darwin's life and work. Organized in alternating biographical chapters (written by White) and scientific chapters (written by Gribbin), Darwin explains the forces that shaped this seminal figure and the effect he has had on our culture and knowledge.

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In this collaborative biography, White and Gribbin (Stephen Hawking; Einstein) aim for a composite overview of Darwin's life and science suitable to the general reader. Darwin was a complex 19th-century English gentleman, handicapped by chronic illness and family trauma. He was also an insightful investigator attuned to the fundamental and still controversial implications of his work. In alternating chapters, journalist White chronicles Darwin's personal life and scientist Gribbin covers his scientific career. The sections tracing development of concepts concerning evolution and related religious ideas are well done. Meshing of the personal and scientific plots is ragged, however, and the picture of the man is not fully satisfying. The broad strokes of personal history and cultural background are enlightening, but much detail is of uncertain interest or relevance, and the characterization is marred by overly assertive interpretations of Darwin's inner sentiments. (Dec.)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780452275522
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 3/15/1997
  • Series: Life in Science Series
  • Edition description: REPRINT
  • Pages: 336
  • Product dimensions: 5.44 (w) x 7.96 (h) x 0.85 (d)

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