The reluctant Mr. Darwin an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin and the making of his theory of evolution
Record details
- ISBN: 0792746279 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 9780792746270 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: [North Kingstown, RI] : Sound Library, 2006.
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General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 7:46:45. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Grover Gardner. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 111836 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Darwin, Charles -- 1809-1882 Natural selection Naturalists -- England -- Biography |
Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |
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Summary:
In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that "natural selection" among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity. Twenty-one years passed between that epiphany and publication of On the Origin of Species. The human drama and scientific basis of that time constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that illuminates this cautious naturalist who sparked an intellectual revolution. Drawing from Darwin's secret notebooks and personal letters, David Quammen has sketched a vivid life portrait of the man whose work remains controversial today.