Darwin: Portrait of a Genius

by Professor Paul Johnson

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Eminent historian Paul Johnson provides a rich, succinct portrait of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin is arguably the most influential scientist of all time. His "Origin of Species" forever changed our concept of the world s creation.
Darwin s revolutionary career is the perfect vehicle for historian Paul Johnson. Marked by the insightful observation, spectacular wit, and highly readable prose for which Johnson is so well regarded, Darwin brings the gentleman-scientist and his times brilliantly into focus. From Darwin s birth into great fortune to his voyage aboard the "Beagle," to the long-delayed publication of his masterpiece, Johnson...Read more
  • ISBN10 0670025712
  • ISBN13 9780670025718
  • Publish Date 11 October 2012 (first published 1 October 2012)
  • Publish Status Remaindered
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Imprint Penguin USA
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 164
  • Language English