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Pat Shipman's latest book is a scientific biography, written like a novel. It tells the story of one of the greatest scientists at the turn of the century - a Dutchman called Eugene Dubois - now largely forgotten, but the man whose discovery of the 'missing link' altered our view of human origins. Through force of personality, intellect and luck, Dubois pulled off one of the most amazing scientific coups of all time. As a young man, he decided that the most important contribution a man could make to science would be to find the missing link, the extinct form that exemplifies the evolutionary connection between humans and apes. It would be the proof of Darwinian evolution, then still controversial. He deduced where the missing link should be and found the fossil, now known as homo erectus, in Java in 1891. Shipman uses a fascinating range of letters, diaries and photographs from Dubois' personal collection, friends and enemies to create a story-driven account of how Dubois' life and career exploded across the world in the 1890s. This man's passion and scientific genius engulfed him and his friends' lives in a chain reaction of inspiration and betrayal that orbited around his precious fossils for forty years.
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Pat Shipman is an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University.
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- EditoreW&N
- Data di pubblicazione2001
- ISBN 10 0297842900
- ISBN 13 9780297842903
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine586
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2001. Physical Anthropology. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 580 p., very good boards and dust jacket. Codice articolo 16909
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Written in the style of a novel, this biography tells the story of one the greatest turn-of-the-century scientists, the Dutchman Eugene Dubois, whose discovery of the "missing link" completely altered our view of human origins. Through sheer force of personality, intellect and luck, Dubois pulled off one of the most amazing scientific coups of all time. As a young man, he decided that the most important contribution a man could make to science would be to find the missing link, the extinct form that exemplifies the evolutionary connection between apes and humans. It would be proof of Darwinian evolution, then still a highly controversial theory. On the basis of logic he deduced where the missing line should be, went to Java in 1891, and found the fossil now known as "homo erectus". Dubois was a brilliant and complex character who guarded his fossils jealously: "homo erectus" was kept on his bookshelf for 20 years. In this biography, Shipman uses a range of letters, diaries and photographs from Dubois' personal collection and those of friends, enemies and admirers to create a story driven account of how Dubois' life and career exploded across the world in the 1890s. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001324966
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The Man Who found The Missing Link The Extraordinary Life Of Eugene Dubois
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Text Figures (illustratore). First Edition. Copyright Date: 2001 Sm Quarto, 2001, PP.580, Codice articolo 39178B15q
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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, NF/NF. Book has light bumping to corners and some wear to spine ends and edges. DJ has crinkling and wear to spine ends and corners and a couple of tiny closed tears. Illustrated with b & w photos. Notes, glossary, extensive bibliography and index. Subtitle: The Extraordinary Life of Eugene Dubois. Dubois discovered the remains of what became known as Homo erectus during his explorations on Java and Sumatra in the late 19th century. Surrounded by controversy for much of his life, his theories were eventually substantiated. Well written history, thoroughly researched. Codice articolo 001342
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Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 8vo pp. 580, b/w illustrations, the story of the most important human fossil ever discovered. book. Codice articolo 213777
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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. In Java in 1891 Eugene Dubois, now largely forgotten, made a discovery of staggering significance. Through sheer force of personality, intellect and luck, Dubois pulled off one of the most amazing scientific coups of all time. Brown cloth hardback with gilt lettering on spine. Orange endpapers, clean tight copy in very good condition, 580pp Illustrated Dust Jacket, price unclipped also in good condition. First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Heavy book therefore ONLY for sale in the U.K Book#102788. Codice articolo 102788
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