The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time - Jonathan Weiner
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brand: Jonathan Weiner
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description: On a remote outpost of the Galapagos, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches--to prove that Darwin did not know the strength of this own theory. Spark(s) not just the intellect, but the imagination.--Washington Post Book World. 50 illustrations. Map. \nWinner of the Pulitzer Prize \nWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize \nOn a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch. \n \nIn this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself. The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould. \n \nWith a new preface.\n
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