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The Panda's Thumb

Name: The Panda's Thumb
Author: Stephen Jay Gould

Stephen Jay Gould

16 November 1992

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Book Synopsis

With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights.Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why, after all, are roughly the same number of men and women born into the world? What led the famous Dr. Down to his theory of mongolism, and its racist residue? What do the panda's magical "thumb" and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule? The wonders and mysteries of evolutionary biology are elegantly explored in these and other essays by the celebrated natural history writer Stephen Jay Gould.

About The Author

Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780393308198
Format: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton and Company, (16 November 1992)
Number of Pages: 352
Weight: 359 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 211 x 140 x 25 mm
Categories:: Evolution