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Stephen Jay Gould (1941–2002)

Autor(a) de Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

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About the Author

Born in New York City in 1941, Stephen Jay Gould received his B.A. from Antioch College in New York in 1963 and a Ph.D. in paleontology from Columbia University in 1967. Gould spent most of his career as a professor at Harvard University and curator of invertebrate paleontology at Harvard's Museum mostrar mais of Comparative Zoology. His research was mainly in the evolution and speciation of land snails. Gould was a leading proponent of the theory of punctuated equilibrium. This theory holds that few evolutionary changes occur among organisms over long periods of time, and then a brief period of rapid changes occurs before another long, stable period of equilibrium sets in. Gould also made significant contributions to the field of evolutionary developmental biology, most notably in his work, Ontogeny and Phylogeny. An outspoken advocate of the scientific outlook, Gould had been a vigorous defender of evolution against its creation-science opponents in popular magazines focusing on science. He wrote a column for Natural History and has produced a remarkable series of books that display the excitement of science for the layperson. Among his many awards and honors, Gould won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His titles include; Ever Since Darwin, The Panda's Thumb, Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes, Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory and Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin. Stephen Jay Gould died on May 20, 2002, following his second bout with cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Stephen Jay Gould

Bully for Brontosaurus (1991) 1,659 exemplares
Dinosaur in a Haystack (1996) 1,531 exemplares
The Mismeasure of Man (1981) 1,420 exemplares
Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes (1980) 1,336 exemplares
Ontogeny and Phylogeny (1977) 363 exemplares
The Best American Essays 2002 (2002) — Editor; Introdução — 221 exemplares
Adam's Navel (1993) 136 exemplares
Punctuated Equilibrium (2007) 105 exemplares
Illuminations: A Bestiary (1986) 59 exemplares
Alexis Rockman (2004) 16 exemplares
Evolution & Extinction: Essays (1998) 13 exemplares
Gould. Obra Esencial (2003) 6 exemplares
Stephen Jay Gould on Evolution (1994) 4 exemplares
Il millennio che non c'è (1999) 4 exemplares
"Curveball" 3 exemplares
Uomini e fossili 3 exemplares
I pilastri del tempo (2000) 2 exemplares
A Wiccan Reader, Vol. 1 (2010) 2 exemplares
Firtinadaki Kirpi (2012) 2 exemplares
America Revisited 1 exemplar
Galileo Galilei 1 exemplar
Selected Writings 1 exemplar
various books 1 exemplar
Dějiny planety Země (1998) 1 exemplar
Os Oito Porquinhos (1996) 1 exemplar
Nonmoral Nature 1 exemplar
Steven Jay Gould 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993) — Narrador, algumas edições8,343 exemplares
The Far Side Gallery 3 (1988) — Prefácio — 2,133 exemplares
In the Shadow of Man (1971) — Prefácio, algumas edições1,336 exemplares
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing (2008) — Contribuidor — 802 exemplares
Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea (2001) — Introdução, algumas edições796 exemplares
The Best American Essays of the Century (2000) — Contribuidor — 776 exemplares
Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series (1963) — Introdução, algumas edições755 exemplares
Darwin (Norton Critical Edition) (1970) — Contribuidor — 655 exemplares
Baseball: A Literary Anthology (2002) — Contribuidor — 337 exemplares
Man's Place in Nature (1863) — Introdução, algumas edições247 exemplares
Hidden Histories of Science (1995) — Contribuidor — 237 exemplares
A Glorious Accident: Understanding Our Place in the Cosmic Puzzle (1993) — Contribuidor — 221 exemplares
The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare (1918) — Editor, algumas edições208 exemplares
The Best American Essays 1994 (1994) — Contribuidor — 180 exemplares
The Best American Science Writing 2000 (2000) — Contribuidor — 165 exemplares
The Best American Essays 1991 (1991) — Contribuidor — 143 exemplares
The Best American Science Writing 2001 (2001) — Contribuidor — 133 exemplares
Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825-1859 (2008) — Introdução, algumas edições124 exemplares
Fossils: The Evolution and Extinction of Species (1991) — Introdução — 122 exemplares
The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms (1881) — Prefácio, algumas edições118 exemplares
The Best American Essays 1990 (1990) — Contribuidor — 117 exemplares
The Simpsons: Season 9 (2014) — Guest star — 96 exemplares
Athanasius Kircher: the Last Man Who Knew Everything (2004) — Contribuidor, algumas edições93 exemplares
Granta 16: Science (1985) — Contribuidor — 82 exemplares
The Best American Essays 1986 (1986) — Contribuidor — 70 exemplares
The Art of National Geographic (1999) — Prefácio — 64 exemplares
The Viking Atlas of Evolution (1996) — Consulting editor — 14 exemplares
New Scientist, 12 March 1987 (1987) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

a ler (1,494) animais (133) antologia (461) Antropologia (326) Basebol (402) Biologia (2,515) Biologia evolutiva (130) Cartoon (131) Ceticismo (206) Ciência (5,587) Ciências naturais (174) colecção (195) contos (489) Darwin (266) desportos (159) Divulgação científica (435) encadernado (152) ensaios (1,912) Evolução (3,609) Ficção (672) Filosofia (441) Fotonovela (227) Fóssil (137) Geologia (285) Gould (130) história (724) História da ciência (594) História natural (2,260) Humor (363) lido (403) Natureza (477) Não ficção (2,858) own (166) Paleontologia (817) por ler (310) Psicologia (270) Religião (237) Stephen Jay Gould (301) Stephen King (155) terror (921)

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Gould, Stephen Jay
Nome legal
Gould, Stephen Jay
Data de nascimento
1941-09-10
Data de falecimento
2002-05-20
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
New York, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
New York, New York, USA
Causa da morte
metastatic adenocarcinoma
Locais de residência
New York, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Educação
Antioch College (BA|1963)
Columbia University (Ph.D|1967)
Ocupações
professor
evolutionary biologist
historian of science
paleontologist
Relações
Shearer, Rhonda Roland (2nd wife)
Organizações
Harvard University
American Museum of Natural History
Paleontological Society
Society for the Study of Evolution
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Prémios e menções honrosas
Library of Congress "Living Legends Award" for scientists and inventors"
Humanist of the Year (2001)
MacArthur Fellowship (1981)
Linnean Medal (1992)
Darwin-Wallace Medal (2008)
Paleontological Society Medal (2002) (mostrar todos 19)
Golden Plate Award (1982)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1983)
National Academy of Sciences (1989)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1983)
St. Louis Literary Award (1994)
Sue Tyler Friedman Medal (1989)
Charles Schuchert Award (1975)
Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science (1983, 1990)
National Book Award (1981)
National Book Critics Circle Award (1981)
In Praise of Reason Award (1986)
The Isaac Asimov Award (1995)
The Pantheon of Skeptics (2011)
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Estatísticas

Obras
121
Also by
35
Membros
27,894
Popularidade
#728
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
289
ISBN
502
Línguas
22
Marcado como favorito
156

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