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Icons of Evolution [Two Volumes] An Encyclopedia of People, Evidence, and Controversies
Brian Regal
Book Code: GR3911
ISBN: 0-313-33911-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33911-0
720 pages, figs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2007
List Price: $175.00 (UK Sterling Price: £100.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Subjects:
Series Title: Greenwood Icons
Reviews:
  • As with other entries in the series, the articles in these three volumes feature a nice mix of scholarly excellence and great reading appeal. The editor/authors were chosen for their breadth of knowledge, and much care was taken to present the topics in a way that provides context.Expect to find a time line of significant events, followed by entries with essential historical data and a legacy discussion pointing out the significance of the icon to the genre. Signed articles are accompanied by further reading and interspersed with chronologies and interesting sidebars.These sets are excellent for students requiring authoritative studies yet popular enough in writing style to allow for leisure reading. Recommended as solid encyclopedias of important figures, so purchase as interest warrants for school, public, and college library reference collections.
    —Library Journal     May 1, 2008
  • Packed in these volumes are essays describing the highlights of evolution.Written by a mix of different authors, the text is informative and challenging reading. Further reading is listed at the end of each essay, with a lengthy bibliography at the end of volume 2. Text boxes are found within several articles....This set will be useful in public and academic libraries and in high schools where more information on evolution is needed.
    —Booklist     October 1, 2008
Description: Students and the general public are frequently confronted with contradictory and confusing claims about the people, ideas, and artifacts that were essential in the development of the science of evolution. Where can they find accurate and understandable information on these important concepts? Icons of Evolution comprises twenty-four in-depth essays on the most famous ideas, artifacts, people and places of evolutionary biology. Dinosaurs, Neanderthals, Charles Darwin, peppered moths, carbon dating, the fossil record, and more, are explained by some of the most respected scientists, historians, and philosophers of evolution in the world. Icons of Evolution dispels some of the myths and confusion about evolution and answers questions like:

  • What do all those horse fossils mean?
  • Was Archaeopteryx the first bird?
  • What is a missing link and is it missing?
  • Did Peking Man really disappear?
  • Where did the word fossil come from?
  • What does 'survival of the fittest' really mean?
  • Why does the idea of evolution seem to scare people so much?
    While written by technical experts, Icons of Evolution uses non-technical language that explains these icons for readers new to the field and for those seeking more depth. Taken together these icons tell a story that is sometimes fascinating, sometimes puzzling, always thought provoking. It is a story billions of years in the making, and one that everyone needs to know.
    • LC Card Number: 2007033049
    LCC Class: QH360
    Dewey Class: 576
    PDF Catalogs:
    Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
    Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf
    Greenwood Science and Health 2008.pdf
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