Description
A clear and lively account of Darwin's life and ideas, bringing out the character of the man himself, and the intellectual excitement of his discoveries.Charles Darwin is one of the giants in the history of science. Along with Copernicus, Newton and Einstein, he taught us something fundamental about our world, and about the laws of nature. The ideas of this reclusive Victorian naturalist resonate in so many intellectual fields, and it is for this reason that he remains a key figure in the history of our understanding of ourselves.