Darwin's Luck: Chance and Fortune in the Life and Work of Charles Darwin

by Patrick H. Armstrong

One might make a case for saying that Darwin's life was dogged by bad luck. His mother died when he was seven; he was sent to a school at which he 'learnt little'; he left medical school after two years, unqualified. Two of his children died in infancy.
On the other hand one could argue that he had a privileged and fortunate life - perhaps the more common view. Patrick H. Armstrong contends that although Darwin came to the right conclusions,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847251501
• ISBN13: 9781847251503
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"