Bully for Brontosaurus

“Dozens of choice essays… . Teaching and its decline … and other signs of the decrepitude of the culture balanced by the cheer and zeal with which Gould extols advances in science… . Bully for Brontosaurus and bully for Gould too.” – Kirkus Reviews“May be Gould’s finest to date… . Whether his topic is typewriter design, thetechnical triumph of Voyager or Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak, Gould holds our attention. His essays are illuminating, instructive, and fun to read.” – Publishers Weekly“No living scientist who writes for the public has a better claim to the mantle of Thomas Huxley in range of interests and felicity of style… . Bully for Brontosaurus is the fifth and finest selection.” – David Fromkin - Washington Post Book World

Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University. He published over twenty books, received the National Book and National Book Critics Circle Awards, and a MacArthur Fellowship.