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  • On the Origin of Evolution

  • Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA
  • By: John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
  • Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
  • Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)
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Summary

A Waterstones Best Book of 2020

The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years.

This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it has changed and been changed by different societies over time. It will put 'Darwin’s Dangerous Idea' into its proper context, showing how it built on what went before and how it was developed in the twentieth century, through an understanding of genetics and the biochemical basis evolution. None of this diminishes the achievement of Darwin himself in perceiving the way evolution works at the level of individuals and species, but his contribution was one link in a chain that extends back into antiquity, and is still being forged today.
©2020 John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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"Elegant and meticulously researched...this is a most enjoyable book." (The Observatory)

"Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity." (Guardian)

"Immensely readable." (The Times)

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The reader should have done their homework

This is spoiled by terrible wrong pronunciations. The reader could have taken the time to find out how to pronounce scientific names. There are also minor errors of fact In the book but probably not noticeable to the non professional scientist.

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