How Long to Read Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology

How Long Does it Take to Read Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology by William Dritschilo

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book is the first devoted to modern biology's innovators and iconoclasts: men and women who challenged prevailing notions in their fields. Some of these scientists were Nobel Prize winners, some were considered cranks or gadflies, some were in fact wrong. The stories of these stubborn dissenters are individually fascinating. Taken together, they provide unparalleled insights into the role of dissent and controversy in science and especially the growth of biological thought over the past century. Each of the book's nineteen specially commissioned chapters offers a detailed portrait of the intellectual rebellion of a particular scientist working in a major area of biology--genetics, evolution, embryology, ecology, biochemistry, neurobiology, and virology as well as others. An introduction by the volume's editors and an epilogue by R. C. Lewontin draw connections among the case studies and illuminate the nonconforming scientist's crucial function of disturbing the comfort of those in the majority. By focusing on the dynamics and impact of dissent rather than on winners who are credited with scientific advances, the book presents a refreshingly original perspective on the history of the life sciences. Scientists featured in this volume: Alfred Russel Wallace Hans DrieschWilhelm JohannsenRaymond Arthur DartC. D. DarlingtonRichard GoldschmidtBarbara McClintockOswald T. AveryRoger SperryLeon CroizatVero Copner Wynne-EdwardsPeter MitchellHoward TeminMotoo KimuraWilliam D. HamiltonCarl WoeseStephen Jay GouldThelma RowellDaniel S. Simberloff

How long is Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology?

Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology by William Dritschilo is 412 pages long, and a total of 103,824 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology aloud.

What Reading Level is Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology?

Rebels, Mavericks, and Heretics In Biology is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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