Table of Contents

Preface 1. Biographical Introduction 2. Paleontology and the Expansion of Biology 3. The Summer of 1924 4. Darwin's World 5. Paleocene Mammals of Montana 6. On Species 7. Tempo and Mode in Evolution 8. Mentor for Paleoanthropology 9. Wrong for the Right Reasons 10. The Mind's Eye 11. The Awkward Embrace 12. Concession to the Ineluctable

Promotional Information

Focusing on Simpson's scientific contributions, Laporte provides chapters on Simpson's earliest paleontological research through his distinguished Alexander Agassiz professorship at Harvard and his extensive fieldwork for the American Museum of Natural History, where he developed the core themes set forth in his most prestigious work, Tempo and Mode in Evolution

About the Author

Leo F. Laporte is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Reviews

An informative and engaging biography...The book shows how hugely influential and productive Simpson was. -- Michael Novacek Nature Simpson's position in intellectual history is secure and is made the more so by the welcome publication of Laporte's book. -- Niles Eldredge Science Through his very skillful interpretation... Laporte provides a marvelous story of one man's pursuit of the riddles of nature. -- William R. Brice, University of Pittsburgh American Paleontologist