Sixty Years of Biology: Essays on Evolution and Development

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Sixty Years of Biology: Essays on Evolution and Development
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Tyler Bonner
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:156
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreAstronomy, space and time
ISBN/Barcode 9780691605524
ClassificationsDewey:520
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 12 line drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 March 2017
Publication Country United States

Description

John Tyler Bonner, a major participant in the development of biology as an experimental science, is the author not only of important monographs but also of a wonderfully readable book, Life Cycles, which is both a personal memoir and a profound commentary on the central themes of biology. This volume of essays presents new material that extends the

Reviews

"This is an absolute jewel of a little book... It contains Bonner's thoughts on, well, biology, mostly developmental, but covering the whole field, as he attempts to answer the questions, often considered by theologians, of 'how and why we got here and why are we the way we are.'"--Science Books & Films