The Life Of Mendel
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Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
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Behind every revolution in human understanding stands a solitary figure driven by curiosity — and few stories are as quietly astonishing as that of Gregor Johann Mendel, the Augustinian friar whose painstaking experiments with pea plants in a monastery garden laid the foundational laws of heredity that underpin all of modern genetics. Hugo Iltis presents a meticulous and richly detailed biography that chronicles Mendel's humble origins in rural Silesia, his struggles with poverty and academic examinations, his decades of methodical botanical research, and the tragic obscurity that swallowed his groundbreaking 1866 paper for over thirty years after its publication. Iltis draws on primary sources, personal correspondence, and archival records to reconstruct a life of quiet intellectual heroism, producing what remains the definitive account of the man behind the science. The Life of Mendel occupies a singular place in the history of scientific biography, not merely as a record of one man's achievements but as a compelling meditation on how genius can go unrecognised within its own era. Written with the authority of a scientist and the empathy of a historian, Iltis illuminates the social, religious, and political forces that shaped Mendel's world, arguing persuasively that his story is inseparable from the broader narrative of 19th-century European intellectual life. The writing is measured and precise, reflecting both the rigour of the subject matter and the profound respect Iltis holds for his subject — leaving the reader to wonder just how many other discoveries lie buried, waiting to be rediscovered.
Author: Hugo Iltis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Genre: Biography
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
Behind every revolution in human understanding stands a solitary figure driven by curiosity — and few stories are as quietly astonishing as that of Gregor Johann Mendel, the Augustinian friar whose painstaking experiments with pea plants in a monastery garden laid the foundational laws of heredity that underpin all of modern genetics. Hugo Iltis presents a meticulous and richly detailed biography that chronicles Mendel's humble origins in rural Silesia, his struggles with poverty and academic examinations, his decades of methodical botanical research, and the tragic obscurity that swallowed his groundbreaking 1866 paper for over thirty years after its publication. Iltis draws on primary sources, personal correspondence, and archival records to reconstruct a life of quiet intellectual heroism, producing what remains the definitive account of the man behind the science. The Life of Mendel occupies a singular place in the history of scientific biography, not merely as a record of one man's achievements but as a compelling meditation on how genius can go unrecognised within its own era. Written with the authority of a scientist and the empathy of a historian, Iltis illuminates the social, religious, and political forces that shaped Mendel's world, arguing persuasively that his story is inseparable from the broader narrative of 19th-century European intellectual life. The writing is measured and precise, reflecting both the rigour of the subject matter and the profound respect Iltis holds for his subject — leaving the reader to wonder just how many other discoveries lie buried, waiting to be rediscovered.