Awards

• Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize 1990
• Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1990
• Shortlisted for Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1990.
• Winner of Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science 1990
• Winner of Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Prize 1990
• Winner of Phi Beta Kappa Science Book Prize 1990.
• Winner of Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1991
• Winner of Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1991.

Overview

High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.

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There is no question about the historical importance of the Burgess Shale, and Gould is right when he says that it deserves a place in the public consciousness along with big bangs and black holes. . . . A compelling story, told with characteristic verve. --Richard A. Fortey

Gould at his best... The message of history is superbly conveyed... Recommended reading for scientists and nonscientists of all persuasions. -- Walter C. Sweet Luminous... Filled with profound and upsetting ideas like the Burgess Shale itself and just as solid. It is surely one of nature's best stories, told with a light touch by a master of the field. -- Lewis Thomas, M.D. There is no question about the historical importance of the Burgess Shale, and Gould is right when he says that it deserves a place in the public consciousness along with big bangs and black holes... A compelling story, told with characteristic verve. -- Richard A. Fortey

There is no question about the historical importance of the Burgess Shale, and Gould is right when he says that it deserves a place in the public consciousness along with big bangs and black holes. . . . A compelling story, told with characteristic verve. -- Richard A. Fortey

Author Information

Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship.

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