This collection comprises Wallace's best writing on science, nature and society
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He is best known for independently proposing a theory of evolution due to natural selection that prompted Charles Darwin to publish his own theory. Andrew Berry is a research associate at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. He contributes to, among others, the London Review of Books, Nature, Slate and The New York Observer. Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship.
... this collection of [Wallace's] writing, each section introduced
by relevant remarks on Wallace's thinking at the time, is
enthralling.
*New Scientist*
In Infinite Tropics, Andrew Berry does a wonderful job of
excerpting Wallace's many writings ... Berry tells this story, 'one
of the most celebrated in the history of science', beautifully.
*Daily Telegraph*
Berry's anthology of the most important writings ... should be read
to appreciate fully the sophistication of Wallace's biological
thought.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Berry's editorial commentary is succinct, accurate, and generally
right to the point, and he has chosen his selections wisely, giving
his readers a splendid, if somewhat teasing, glimpse of Wallace's
genius.
*Choice—A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2002*
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