nineteenth century

Explore " nineteenth century" with insightful episodes like "How the Victorians Learned about Darwin’s Theories: Popularizing Evolution" and "Darwin and the Challenge of Biography" from podcasts like ""Humanities" and "Humanities"" and more!

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How the Victorians Learned about Darwin’s Theories: Popularizing Evolution

Bernard Lightman’s research focuses on the cultural history of Victorian science. In speaking about the popularization of and attacks upon Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection, he draws on his 2007 study Victorian Popularizers of Science.

enJune 30, 2010

Darwin and the Challenge of Biography

Janet Browne, a leading specialist on Charles Darwin and his life’s work, is the author of the multiple prize-winning, two-volume biography, Charles Darwin: Voyaging (1995) and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (2002).

enJune 29, 2010

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How the Victorians Learned about Darwin’s Theories: Popularizing Evolution

Darwin and the Challenge of Biography