The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology

ISBN 10: 0674272250 / ISBN 13: 9780674272255

Published by Harvard University Press, 1980

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolutionary Synthesis: Perspectives on the Unification of Biology
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674272250
• ISBN 13: 9780674272255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Pp. xi, 487; 3 text-figures. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, printed tan dust jacket lettered in white, lg 8vo. This volume traces the development of the evolutionary synthesis (or modern synthesis) from the early 20th century to its unanimity in 1947. The work explores the barriers of nationality and discipline that impeded the development of the modern synthesis. No ownership marks.

About the Authors

Ernst Mayr was Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Harvard University. He was the recipient of numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the Crafoord Prize for Biology, the National Medal of Science, the Balzan Prize, and the Japan Prize.

William B. Provine is Professor of the History of Biology and Charles A. Alexander Professor of Biological Sciences at Cornell University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has held a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1988 he won Cornell’s Clark Distinguished Teaching Award.