Raby, Peter
Alfred Russel Wallace
- ISBN 13:
- 9780712665773
- author:
- Raby, Peter
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Pimlico
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2002
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Science & Technology, Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Alfred Russel Wallace: A Life of Discovery and Controversy. In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace wrote to Charles Darwin with an exciting theory of natural selection. This bold idea would change the course of scientific history. Born in Usk, Wales, in 1823, Wallace's life was marked by adventure and perseverance. He spent years collecting specimens for museums and wealthy patrons, only to lose his entire collection in a shipboard fire. Despite this setback, Wallace continued to explore, discovering countless unknown species and identifying the point of divide between Asian and Australian fauna, known as Wallace's Line. His work took him on an eight-year journey over thousands of miles. This biography reveals Wallace as a courageous and unconventional explorer who remained vital and alert until his death at 90 in 1913. Gentle, self-effacing, and remarkably free from the racism that blighted many of his contemporaries, Wallace is one of the neglected giants of the history of science and ideas. Peter Raby's biography puts him firmly at centre stage, where he belongs.
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