The Evolution Revolution
Author(s): Robert Winston
This is the story behind Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution from the fun and fabulous Robert Winston. Join Robert Winston for an amazing look at the story of evolutionary science and the way Charles Darwin's revolutionary theories changed the world. In this work: explore lands of fire, meet curious creatures, and peer into the future, as you follow Darwin on his epic voyage in search of the origins of species; discover how previous thinkers believed life began and the dramatic developments since Darwin's era; and, find out how theories developed after Darwin, with modern scientists revealing the secrets of genes and DNA, creating evolution in a jam jar, and showing what lies in the future. It's the origins of you, your friends, and every living thing on Earth!
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Brilliant, entertaining and canny The Observer on What Makes Me Me? 'Brilliant, entertaining and canny' The Observer on What Makes Me Me? 'instant pickupability ... a useful addition to the school library.' Guardian on It's Elementary
A household name thanks to popular TV series that include The Human Body, which won three baftas, Superhuman, Walking with Cavemen and The Human Mind, Lord Winston's pioneering work in the field of human fertility helped thousands of childless couples have "miracle babies" and earned him an outstanding international reputation. A winner of the Royal Society's prestigious Michael Faraday Gold Award, he was made a life peer in 1995. He is Emiritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London, and an active researcher in reproductive physiology.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
- : 0.68
- : 01 February 2009
- : 282mm X 226mm X 14mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Robert Winston
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 576.82
- : 96
- : Science; Technology & applied sciences
- : col. Illustrations