Evolution: The triumph of an idea by Carl Zimmer, Heinemann, £25, ISBN
0434009091
DO WE need more books about Darwin? Yes, we do, but only if they are as good
as Carl Zimmer’s Evolution, which brings the great man’s ideas bang up to
date. As an editor at Discover magazine, Zimmer saw the most
interesting developments in science pass across his desk. He has used this
knowledge to excellent effect.
A popular book can’t assume that its readers have much background knowledge,
so Zimmer inevitably begins with the usual historical introduction: the
education of the young Darwin at Edinburgh and…
