Of Moths and Men by Judith Hooper
The tale of a scientific fraud, its cover-up and the scientific incompetence behind the most important paradigm in evolutionary biology: Darwin's theory of evolution. The story follows one man's attempts to fool the world with his fraudulent observations of the natural selection process of moths.
'Darwin founded his evolutionary theory upon the finches of the Galapagos islands, but acceptance of that theory weighed on the wings of the peppered moth back home in the British IslesJudith Hooper has captured this pivotal insect and mounted it alongside its human hunters in a riotous story of ambition and deceit. Preserved in Hooper's fine prose, the moth's colours reveal the intricacies of genetics. But what raises this story from an excellent work of science history to a winning tale is Hooper's deft dissection of the mating and working habits of the scientists themselves - who go butterfly collecting without proper boots, who smoke cheroots in the wild, who leave their wife and children for an idea, who live in a trailer to avoid paying income tax, who arrange the scientific evidence to arrive at the desired result. Of Moths and Men demonstrates delightfully how the theory of evolution evolved.' Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter.
Judith Hooper has written for Esquire, Atlantic Monthly Review and The New York Times Book Review and is the author of one previous book, The Three Pound Universe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841153926 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841153923 |
| Title | Of Moths and Men |
| Author | Judith Hooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2002-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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