Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a Scientific Rebel (Sciencewriters)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603584463 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A work in parallel with ours" according to Donald C. Mikulecky. If you know about Margulis' work you still need to read this book because it is a multifaceted view of this magnificent person and her ideas and puts her work into a context that enriches our understanding. I venture to guess that, if you are like me, you might have thought you knew about it and will be amazed to find how little of its totality you actually had a hold of.I write this review at very special time for me for the book Jim Coffman and I wrote together (Global Insanity: How Homo sapiens Lost To. "A Legacy That will Keep on Giving" according to Lois E. Brynes. This is a thoughtful volume.some personal reminiscences, but mostly descriptions of Margulis's work from stellar scientists.Lynn Margulis will eventually been known as one of the most important scientists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Symbiogenetics will come to be understood as THE mechanism (sic) of evolution for all Earth's planetary beings. This collection is not to be missedas Lynn Margulis is by so many.. Fearless heart, indomitable spirit Frank P Ryan A member of the US National Academy of Sciences and winner of the National Medal of Science, Lynn Margulis was an inspirational scientist who maintained an open mind to new scientific and cultural ideas throughout her lifetime. She pioneered the modern understanding of symbiosis as an evolutionary and biological force. In the early years in particular she was opposed in this by the more traditional neo-Darwinian establishment, leading to inevitable friction. But in later years most scientists grasped the
Less than a month before her untimely death, Margulis was named one of the twenty most influential scientists alive - one of only two women on this list, which include such scientists as Stephen Hawking, James Watson, and Jane Goodall.. Best known for her work on the origins of eukaryotic cells, the Gaia hypothesis, and symbiogenesis as a driving force in evolution, her work has forever changed the way we understand life on Earth.When Margulis passed away in 2011, she left behind a groundbreaking scientific legacy that spanned decades. Tireless, controversial, and hugely inspirational to those who knew her or encountered her work, Lynn Margulis was a scientist whose intellectual energy and interests knew no bounds. In this collection, Dorion Sagan, Margulis's son and longtime collaborator, gathers together the voices of friends and co
His writings have appeared in TheNew York Times, TheNew York Times Book Review, Wired, The Skeptical Inquirer, Pabular, Smithsonian,The Ecologist, Co-Evolution Quarterly, TheTimes Higher Education, Omni, Natural History, The Sciences, Cabinet, and Tricycle. He edited Lynn Margulis: The Life and Legacy of a S
"A dangerous liaison" is what Margulis felt drove species creation, writes Oxford paleobiologist Martin Brasier in one of the best essays. As he notes, her indomitable spirit lives on through her children, grandchildren, colleagues, and studentsand most of all, through the work that she championed so well.Publishers Weekly-There are two kinds of great scientists, writes former American Society of Microbiology president Moselio Schaechter in this eclectic, sometimes electrifying, book about biologist Lynn Margulis. Niles Eldredge, contributor, and author of Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life"I can't imagine what the