The Jesuit and the Skull: Teilhard De Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man - Couverture rigide

Aczel, Amir D.

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ISBN 10 : 1594489564 ISBN 13 : 9781594489563

Editeur : Riverhead Books, 2007

Synopsis

The Jesuit and the Skull In December 1929, in a cave near Peking, a group of anthropologists and archaeologists that included a young French Jesuit priest named Pierre Teilhard de Chardin uncovered a pre-human skull. The find quickly became known around the world as Peking Man and was acclaimed as the missing link between erect hunting apes and our Cro-Magnon ancestors. It also became a provocative piece of evidence in th... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur

From the New York Times bestselling author of Fermat?s Last Theorem, ?an extraordinary story?( Philadelphia Inquirer) of discovery, evolution, science, and faith.

In 1929, French Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a part of a group of scientists that uncovered a skull that became known as Peking Man, a key evolutionary link that left Teilhard torn between science and his ancient faith, and would leave him ostracized by his beloved Catholic Church. His struggle is at the heart of The Jesuit and the Skull, which takes readers across continents and cultures in a fascinating exploration of one of the twentieth century?s most important discoveries, and one of the world?s most provocative pieces of evidence in the roiling debate between creationism and evolution.

Biographie de l'auteur

Amir D. Aczel, PhD, is the author of 17 books on mathematics and science, some of which have been international bestsellers. Aczel has taught mathematics, statistics, and the history of science at various universities, and was a visiting scholar at Harvard in 2005 to 2007. In 2004, Aczel was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is also the recipient of several teaching awards and a grant from the American Institute of Physics to support the writing of two of his books. Aczel is currently a research fellow in the history of science at Boston University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Riverhead Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594489564
• ISBN 13: 9781594489563
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
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