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Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould | |
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| Name: |
Stephen Jay Gould | | Birth Date: |
September 10, 1941 | | Death Date: |
May 20, 2002 | | Place of Birth: |
New York, New York, United States | | Place of Death: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
paleontologist, scientist, author |
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 Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
1239 words, approx. 4.1 pages
 The American paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould (born 1941) was awarded the Schuchert Award for 1975 by the Paleontological Society for his work in evolutionary theory. He was also the author of numerous books popularizing current scientific issues. Gould... summary from source:
 Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
2814 words, approx. 9.4 pages
 Harvard University professor and paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould, who died on May 20, 2002, became well known within the scientific community for refining the theories of Charles Darwin within the field of evolutionary biology. He also become a celebrit... summary from source:
 Biography of Stephen Jay Gould
1520 words, approx. 5.1 pages
A Harvard University professor of geology, biology, and the history of science, Stephen Jay Gould is a science celebrity. He is a prolific science writer, best known in the lay community for his essays in the journal Natural History. In the scientific co...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Wonderful Life Information
426 words, approx. 1 pages
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History (1989) is a book on the evolution of Cambrian fauna by Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. Wonderful Life was the 1991 winner of The Aventis Prizes for Science Books, and a 1991 finalist...
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 Artforum Is It A Wonderful Life?
10/01/2004: 1,511 words, approx. 5 pages IS IT A WONDERFUL LIFE? Michael Roth on Stanley Cavell CITIES OF WORDS: PEDAGOGICAL LETTERS ON A REGISTER OF THE MORAL LIFE BY STANLEY CAVELL CAMBRIDGE, MA: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 458 PAGES. $30. EMERSON'S TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES BY STANLEY CAVELL STANFORD, CA: STANFORD UNIVERSITY... summary from source:
The Virginia Quarterly Review Wonderful Life
04/01/2004: 5,368 words, approx. 18 pages Debating Evolution in the Age of DNA Francis Crick winged into the Eagle, a pub popular with researchers at Cambridge University's nearby Cavendish Laboratory, boasting to one and all, "We have found the secret of life." It was early in 1953, and the... summary from source:
 The New York Observer The Morning Read: Monday, December 31, 2007
12/31/2007: 266 words, approx. 1 pagesThe New York Times expands on yesterday's Washington Post story about Michael Bloomberg's January 7 meeting in Oklahoma by reporting that he is putting in place a "turnkey" presidential campaign in case he decides to run. Slate says that story is “bizarrely sequestered in the... summary from source:
AP News New postage stamp honors James Stewart
8/16/2007: 432 words, approx. 1 pagesLots of actors play war heroes on the screen. James Stewart was one in real life. A decorated World War II bomber pilot who returned from battle to star in "It's a Wonderful Life," Stewart will be commemorated on a new 41-cent postage stamp being...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Robert Wright
5,632 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following review, Wright asserts that Gould's “punctuated equilibria” theory in Wonderful Life is neither original nor relevant to the discussion of evolution.
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Critical Review by John Maynard Smith
3,418 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following review of Wonderful Life and Bully for Brontosaurus, Smith discusses Gould's concept of contingency and his views about whether or not science is necessarily progressive.
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Critical Review by Moishe Gonzales
2,857 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following review, Gonzales argues that Wonderful Life acts as an example of how postmodernism may have infiltrated the biology and paleontology disciplines.
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