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Discovering Life’s Story: The Evolution of an Idea

Joy Hakim

This second volume in Joy Hakim’s Discovering Life’s Story series examines how scientists developed an understanding of evolution. It considers how the theory changed ideas about survival, extinction, and life itself. Its historical account centers on scientists whose contributions shaped that understanding, with archival images and photographs, informative sidebars, a bibliography, and an index. It was published by MITeen Press in 2024.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Themes
History · Science
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
MITeen Press
Published
May 7, 2024
Pages
192
ISBN-13
9781536222944
Language
English
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