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The Year of Darwin

2009 has been proclaimed the "Year of Darwin." Charles Darwin's 200th birthday is February 12, 2009, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the book ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES is November 24, 2009.

The Scientific Library has offered various programs throughout the year to honor Charles Darwin, an amazing naturalist and author. We will end the year with one final program. See below for complete information.



UPCOMING PROGRAM

  • DARWIN'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS

    DARWIN'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS -- Along the wild edges of the Earth, against a stunning backdrop of aerial, underwater, and wildlife photography, evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi leads us on an unforgettable journey. It is the story we haven't heard. Though he circled the world on the "Beagle" for five years, Darwin spent only five weeks on the famed Galápagos. He had no epiphany there, no Newton's apple falling from the tree. So what was it? What "certain facts" from the voyage led this young Creationist to propose a theory so radical it remains controversial (though widely accepted) 150 years later? DARWIN'S SECRET NOTEBOOKS brings passages from Darwin's writings to life, as we see the clues he saw while listening to his words, and watch in wonder as CGI animates his ideas, focusing us on critical details and revealing the lucid epiphanies of a magnificent mind.

    This program will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., in Conference Room A of the Conference Center in Building 549. This date is the 150th anniversary of the publication of the book ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES.

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RELEVANT WEBSITES

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RELEVANT MATERIALS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LIBRARY

The following materials about Darwin and evolution are available from the Scientific Library. Complete information about each item may be found by searching the Library's Online Catalog.

  • ACQUIRING GENOMES: A THEORY OF THE ORIGINS OF SPECIES by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
    Book; Call No. QH 380 .M37 2002
  • THE BEAK OF THE FINCH by Jonathan Weiner
    Book; Call No. to be decided
  • DARWIN & EVOLUTION
    CDs; Call No. AV 00370 no.6
  • DARWIN'S GIFT TO SCIENCE AND RELIGION by Francisco J. Ayala
    Book; Call No. QH 375 .A973 2007
  • EVOLVE
    DVDs; Call No. AV 00392 (set of 4 DVDs)
  • EVOLUTION
    Videotapes; Call No. AV 00236 - 00242 (7 videotapes)
  • THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES by Charles Darwin
    Book; Call No. QH 365 .D228o 1971
  • THE QUOTABLE SCIENTIST: WORDS OF WISDOM FROM CHARLES DARWIN, ALBERT EINSTEIN, RICHARD FEYNMAN, GALILEO, MARIE CURIE, AND MORE by Leslie Alan Horvitz
    Book; Call No. Q 173 .H739 2000
  • THE RELUCTANT MR. DARWIN: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES DARWIN AND THE MAKING OF HIS THEORY OF EVOLUTION by David Quammen
    Book; Call No. WZ 100 .D228 2006
  • THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
    Audiocassettes; Call No. AV 00291

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CONTACT INFORMATION

We would like to hear your ideas, comments, and suggestions about this program. Please email the Scientific Library .

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