Natural Selection and Beyond

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 - 1913) was one of the late nineteenth century''s most potent intellectual forces. His link to Darwin as co-discoverer of the principle of natural selection alone would have secured him a place in history, but he went on to complete work entitling him to recognition as the ''father'' of modern biogeographical studies, as a pioneer in the field of astrobiology, and as an...