''Ever Since Darwin'' is a 1977 book by the

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Stephen Jay Gould Stephen Jay Gould (; September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science. He was one of the most influential and widely read authors of popular science of his generation. Gould sp ...

. Gould's first book of collected essays, it originated from his monthly column "This View of Life," published in '' Natural History'' magazine. Edwin Barber—who was then the editorial director for W. W. Norton & Company— encouraged Gould to produce a book. He soon commissioned Gould to write ''

The Mismeasure of Man ''The Mismeasure of Man'' is a 1981 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. The book is both a history and critique of the statistical methods and cultural motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that "the social and economic ...

'', but it was not until three years later, when Gould accumulated 33 columns, that it occurred to either of them that the ''Natural History'' columns should be published in a single volume. The collection of essays, written between 1973–1977, became a best-seller and propelled Gould to national prominence.

Reviews

* James Gorman
"The History of a Theory"
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'', 20 November 1977. *

Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. An ath ...

, "Rejoicing in Multifarious Nature. Review of ''Ever Since Darwin'' by S. J. Gould", reprinted in '' The Devil's Chaplain: Selected Essays'', Phoenix, 2003 ().

External links

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References

{{Reflist 1977 non-fiction books American essay collections Books about Charles Darwin Books by Stephen Jay Gould English-language books Works originally published in Natural History (magazine) W. W. Norton & Company books