Genesis by Jan Sapp
This book presents a history of the past two centuries of biology, suitable for use in courses, but of interest more broadly to evolutionary biologists, geneticists, and biomedical scientists, and general readers interested in the history of science. The book covers the early evolutionary biologists-Lamarck, Cuvier, Darwin, Wallace, etc., through Mayr and the neodarwinian synthesis, in much the same way as other histories of evolution have done, bringing in also the social implications, the struggles with our religious understanding, and the interweaving of genetics into evolutionary theory. What is novel about Sapp's account is a real integration of the cytological tradition, from Schwann, Boveri, and the other early cell biologists and embryologists, and the coverage of symbiosis, microbial evolutionary phylogenies, and the new understanding of complete microbial genomes. The book as a whole will serve as a good introduction to the rise of modern biology over the past two centuries.
This volume is a highly readable, broad, and deep introduction to the history of the theories of evolution.. Sapp provides incisive details of all the major advances and controversies, be it in evolution, cell or molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, ontogeny, or symbiosis. * Plant Systematics and Evolution *
No doubt that biology and history of science students and teachers, as well as a well-read general audience, will enjoy reading this captivating book. * Plant Systematics and Evolution *
No doubt that biology and history of science students and teachers, as well as a well-read general audience, will enjoy reading this captivating book. * Plant Systematics and Evolution *
Jan Sapp received his PhD in the history of science from the University of Montrü¾Ž–”¼al in 1984. He subsequently held an appointment at the University of Melbourne for 8 years, where he served as chair of the department of History and Philosophy of Science. He was visiting associate professor at the
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1990-1991) and then Andrew Mellon Fellow at the Rockefeller University, 1991-92. He subsequently accepted an appointment at York University in Toronto, and he was Professor and Chair in the Department of Science and Technology Studies before moving to the
Biology Department in 1996. Professor Sapp held the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in the History of the Biological Sciences at the University of Quü¾Ž–”¼bec at Montrü¾Ž–”¼al from 2001 to 2003 of which he remains an Associate; he returned to the Biology Department at York University. He is also a Research Associate at the Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute, Panama.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195156195 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195156196 |
| Title | Genesis |
| Author | Jan Sapp |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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