Wallace, Darwin, and the Origin of Species
Author | : James T. Costa |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2014-06-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674729698 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674729692 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book Wallace, Darwin, and the Origin of Species written by James T. Costa and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwin is credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but Alfred Russel Wallace saw the same process at work in nature and elaborated the same theory. Dispelling misperceptions of Wallace as a secondary figure, James Costa reveals the two naturalists as equals in advancing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time.