Stephen Jay: 67 books

In this new edition of Questioning the Millennium, best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen...

More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of science. Ever Since Darwin,...

The world’s most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision. With characteristic attention to detail, Stephen Jay Gould first describes...

"There is no scientist today whose books I look forward to reading with greater anticipation of enjoyment and enlightenment than Stephen Jay Gould."—Martin Gardner Among scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural...

Desde Darwin fue el primer libro que el añorado Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) publicó reuniendo algunos de los ensayos que escribía para su columna mensual del Natural History Magazine. Apareció en 1977 y fue la obra que le lanzó a una fama mundial que ya nunca abandonaría. No es un libro más...

The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve. When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits. Yet the idea of biology...

"Scientific analysis intersects with flat-out fandom. [Gould] could write, he was funny, and he loved, loved baseball."—Booklist Science meets sport in this vibrant collection of baseball essays by the late evolutionary biologist.Among Stephen Jay Gould's many gifts was his ability...

"What pleasure to see the dishonest, the inept, and the misguided deftly given their due, while praise is lavished on the deserving—for reasons well and truly stated."—Kirkus Reviews Ranging as far as the fox and as deep as the hedgehog (the urchin of his title), Stephen Jay Gould...

"[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian...

"Lively and fascinating. . . . [Gould] writes beautifully about science and the wonders of nature."—Tracy Kidder Over a century after Darwin published the Origin of Species, Darwinian theory is in a "vibrantly healthy state," writes Stephen Jay Gould, its most engaging...

"People of good will wish to see science and religion at peace. . . . I do not see how science and religion could be unified, or even synthesized, under any common scheme of explanation or analysis; but I also do not understand why the two enterprises should experience any conflict." So states internationally...

Proposta all'inizio degli anni Settanta del XX secolo da Stephen Jay Gould e Niles Eldredge, la teoria dell'equilibrio punteggiato ha segnato una svolta decisiva negli studi sulla teoria di Darwin dell'evoluzione delle specie. Tra gli scienziati era in quegli anni predominante l'immagine del processo...

Este libro trata de contestar desde el punto de vista de la ciencia las preguntas de «qué significa nuestra vida, por qué estamos aquí y de dónde venimos», nos dice el autor. Su objeto central es la historia de la vida y su punto de partida los fósiles encontrados en 1909 en Burgess Shale:...

Un dinosaurio en un pajar es un volumen de reflexiones sobre historia natural de Stephen Jay Gould, una colección de ensayos tan brillantes en su planteamiento como variados en sus temas. Una explosión de insospechadas conexiones entre teorías científicas, anécdotas históricas y curiosidades...