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Darwin : portrait of a genius
Title:
Darwin : portrait of a genius
ISBN:
9780670025718
Publication Information:
New York : Viking, 2012.
Physical Description:
164 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
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 reversal of natural selection.
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Summary:
From Darwin's birth into great fortune to his voyage aboard the Beagle, to the long-delayed publication of his masterpiece, Johnson delves into what made this Victorian gentleman into a visionary scientist, and into the tragic flaws that later led Darwin to support the burgeoning eugenics movement.
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