Keith Thomson is professor emeritus of natural history, University of Oxford, and senior research fellow, the American Philosophical Society. He is also the author of more than 200 scientific papers and twelve books. Thomson lives in Philadelphia.
“The image of Darwin as the doddering old sage of Down, taking his
daily constitutional walks about the backyard sand path thinking
deep thoughts about the philosophical implications of evolution,
has become so iconic that we forget what he was like in his youth
and prime. Keith Thomson has brilliantly resurrected the young
Charles Darwin, revealing the inchoate mind of a genius in the
early stages of countless starts and stops, hunches and hypotheses.
This compelling narrative reminds us of how creativity and insight
really begin.”—Michael Shermer, Publisher Skeptic magazine, monthly
columnist Scientific American, author of Why Darwin
Matters
*Michael Shermer*
"Thomson, who manages to be stylish, scholarly and entertaining all
at the same time, investigates Darwin's early years and how he
arrived at his revolutionary ideas."—Scientific American
*Scientific American*
“What we have here is not just a specific study of how Darwin came
to write what he did but a general study into the working of a
mind.”--Contemporary Review
*Contemporary Review*
"Thomson's The Young Charles Darwin is written in a highly
accessible style that will appeal to a wide range of
readers...There is much of value here."--Catherine Day and James G.
Lennox, Review Forum on Charles Darwin and Darwiniana
*Review Forum on Charles Darwin and Darwiniana*
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