by Stephen Jay Gould · Booket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788484329916
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In this book, Stephen Jay Gould invites us to explore the explanatory power of the theory of evolution through seemingly puzzling enigmas. Why does no large animal move on wheels? How is it possible to induce chickens to develop teeth after millions of years without them? What is the relationship between the disappearance of dinosaurs and the extinction of marine invertebrates? Through these reflections, Gould teaches us to understand science and the world with sharpness and humor, offering an essential vision for our cultural baggage.
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, historian of science, and one of the most widely read authors of popular science of his generation. He is considered by many to be one of the most influential figures in evolutionary biology. Gould spent most of his career teaching at Harvard University and working at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In 1996, Gould was hired as the Vincent Astor Visiting Research Professor of Biology at New York University, after which he divided his time teaching between there and Harvard.
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