Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species
ISBN-10
015101485X
ISBN-13
9780151014859
Series
Remarkable Creatures
Category
Science
Pages
364
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author
Sean B. Carroll

Description

An award-winning biologist traces the contributions of pioneering scientists to the modern understanding of how Earth and the planet's life evolved, recounting such important discoveries as Darwin's trip around the world, Charles Walcott's discovery of pre-Cambrian life, the Leakeys' probe into humankind's remote past, and the mysteries of DNA.

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