Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist

Moore, James, Desmond, Adrian

ISBN 10: 0393311503 / ISBN 13: 9780393311501

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393311503
• ISBN 13: 9780393311501
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

"Unquestionably the finest [biography] ever written about Darwin. . . . Darwin has now become, and properly, the quintessentially socially embedded scientist. Desmond and Moore are brilliant in their pursuit of this truly unifying theme."―Stephen Jay Gould

Hailed as the definitive biography, this monumental work explains the character and paradoxes of Charles Darwin and opens up the full panorama of Victorian science, theology, and mores. The authors bring to life Darwin's reckless student days in Cambridge, his epic five-year voyage on the Beagle, and his grueling struggle to develop his theory of evolution.

Adrian Desmond and James Moore's gripping narrative reveals the great personal cost to Darwin of pursuing inflammatory truths―telling the whole story of how he came to his epoch-making conclusions.

About the Authors

Adrian Desmond is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Biology Department at University College London. He has written numerous books on evolution and Victorian science.

James Moore is a reader in history of science and technology at the Open University.