Charles Darwin (Giants of Science)
By Kathleen Krull.
Description
“An illuminating, humanizing portrait of a famous scientist.” —Booklist, starred reviewAll his life, Charles Darwin hated controversy. Yet he takes his place among the Giants of Science for what remains an immensely controversial subject: the theory of evolution. Darwin began piecing together his explanation for how all living things change or adapt during his five-year voyage on HMS Beagle. But it took him twenty years to go public, for fear of the backlash his theory would cause. Once again, Kathleen Krull delivers a witty and astute picture of one of history's grea...
ISBN(s)
0147514630, 9780147514639