An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by admin in News and Events

An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles
Lecture on Alfred Russel Wallace
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Friday July 16, 2010  18.00-19.00
National University Singapore
Sponsored by National Parks Board-Singapore
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Charles Darwin has been lionized as one of the giants of western thought for his theory of evolution.

But what about Alfred Russel Wallace, a contemporary of Darwin’s who independently developed the theory of natural selection during his eight-year sojourn in Southeast Asia?  Why did Darwin become a household name while Wallace became a historical footnote?