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The Mendelian Revolution
An introduction to the history of genetics and the rethinking of evolutionism.
The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 6, The Modern Biological and Earth Sciences
This book in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of the life and earth sciences since 1800. It provides comprehensive and …
Making Modern Science
The development of science, according to respected scholars Peter J. Bowler and Iwan Rhys Morus, expands our knowledge and control of the world in ways that affect - but are also …
Progress Unchained
Progress Unchained reinterprets the history of the idea of progress using parallels between evolutionary biology and changing views of human history. Early concepts of progress in …
Charles Darwin
Darwin’s enormous influence on science and culture, begun during his lifetime, is still very evident today. The Origin of Species excited much debate and controversy, challenging …
Reconciling Science And Religion
This text provides a survey of the interplay between British science and religion from the late 19th century to World War II. The book argues that, unlike the United States, where …
A History of the Future
In this wide-ranging survey, Peter J. Bowler explores the phenomenon of futurology: predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology on society and …
Darwin Deleted
The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. But in this remarkable rethinking …
Life's Splendid Drama
Peter J. Bowler seeks to recover some of this lost history in this work, giving an account of evolutionary morphology and its relationships with paleontology and biogeography. He …
Science for All
Recent scholarship has revealed that pioneering Victorian scientists endeavored through voluminous writing to raise public interest in science and its implications. But it has …