02254cam a2200397 a 4500 113380 113380 17196229 BJBSDDR 20230411090603.0 ta 091019s2012 nyu001 0beng e eng 2012003433 9780670025718 0670025712 (OCoLC)ocn779263437 DLC spa JBJSDRD YDX BTCTA BDX OCO YDXCP IUK OCP BWX YAM DLC eng pcc e-uk-en B QH 31 D228J 2012 576.8/2092 B 23 Johnson, Paul, 1928- 10505 Darwin : portrait of a genius / Paul Johnson. New York : Viking, 2012. 164 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. A heritage of genius, and its shadow -- Education and self-education of a scientist -- The loss of God -- The making of a masterpiece -- Among the apes and angels -- How the great botanist missed an opportunity -- Evils of social Darwinism -- Triumph and reversal of natural selection. Darwin{u2019}s revolutionary career is the perfect vehicle for historian Paul Johnson. Marked by the insightful observation, spectacular wit, and highly readable prose for which Johnson is so well regarded, Darwin brings the gentleman-scientist and his times brilliantly into focus. From Darwin{u2019}s birth into great fortune to his voyage aboard the Beagle, to the long-delayed publication of his masterpiece, Johnson delves into what made this Victorian gentleman into a visionary scientist{u2014}and into the tragic flaws that later led Darwin to support the burgeoning eugenics movement. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 6700 Naturalists England Biography. Naturalistas Biografías 10506 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012003433-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1304/2012003433-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2019-10-09 0 B QH 31.D228J 2012 00000140011 2019-10-09 00:00:00 1 2023-04-11 BK