Darwin Portrait of a Genius

Name: Darwin Portrait of a Genius
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ISBN: 9780147509772

ISBN-10: 0147509777

ISBN-13: 9780147509772

Edition: 2013

Authors: Paul Johnson

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A riveting” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of one of the most influential and controversial scientists in Western historyAcclaimed historian and biographer Paul Johnson turns his keen eye on Charles Darwin, the towering figure whose work continues to spur scientific debate.With his publication of On the Origin of Species, Darwin forever changed our concept of the world. While Johnson praises Darwin’s extraordinary skills as a natural scientist and his monumental achievements, he does not sidestep Darwin’s tragic failures as an anthropologist. Johnson argues that by applying his theory of natural selection to humans, Darwin provided a platform for the burgeoning eugenics movement. Lay…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/24/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.83" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English

Paul Johnson lives in London.




A Heritage of Genius, and Its Shadow



Education and Self-Education of a Scientist



The Loss of God



The Making of a Masterpiece



Among the Apes and Angels



How the Great Botanist Missed an Opportunity



Evils of Social Darwinism



Triumph and the Reversal of Natural Selection


Further Reading


Index