Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Between 1910-1932, three men from diverse scientific backgrounds would unify Darwinian natural selection with Mendelian inheritance: R.A. Fisher, J.B.S. Haldane, and Sewall Wright. In this video, I review both their professional and personal lives.
#evolution #history #philosophy #science
Sources:
Bodmer, W. et al. (2021) The outstanding scientist, R.A. Fisher: his views on eugenics and race. Heredity, 126(4): 565-576.
Fisher, R.A. (1930) The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
Maynard Smith, J. (2017) The story of Haldane's last words. Web of Stories: youtube.com/watch?v=TZo4nxx4Ddw.
Provine, W. (1971) The Origins of Theoretical Population Genetics. Chicago University Press.
Provine, W. (1997) Sewall Wright and Evolutionary Biology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Punnett, R.C. (1915) Mimicry of Butterflies. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Richmond, M.L. (2006) The 'domestication' of heredity: The familial organization of geneticists at Cambridge University, 1895-1910. Journal of the History of Biology, 39: 565-605.
Sarkar, S. (1992) A centenary reassessment of J.B.S. Haldane, 1892-1964. BioScience, 42(10): 777-785.
Subramanian, S. (2019) A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J.B.S. Haldane. Simon and Schuster, India.
Wright, S. (1931) Evolution in Mendelian populations. Genetics, 16(2): 97-159.
Between 1910-1932, three men from diverse scientific backgrounds would unify Darwinian natural selection with Mendelian inheritance: R.A. Fisher, J.B.S. Haldane, and Sewall Wright. In this video, I review both their professional and personal lives.
#evolution #history #philosophy #science
Sources:
Bodmer, W. et al. (2021) The outstanding scientist, R.A. Fisher: his views on eugenics and race. Heredity, 126(4): 565-576.
Fisher, R.A. (1930) The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
Maynard Smith, J. (2017) The story of Haldane's last words. Web of Stories: youtube.com/watch?v=TZo4nxx4Ddw.
Provine, W. (1971) The Origins of Theoretical Population Genetics. Chicago University Press.
Provine, W. (1997) Sewall Wright and Evolutionary Biology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Punnett, R.C. (1915) Mimicry of Butterflies. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Richmond, M.L. (2006) The 'domestication' of heredity: The familial organization of geneticists at Cambridge University, 1895-1910. Journal of the History of Biology, 39: 565-605.
Sarkar, S. (1992) A centenary reassessment of J.B.S. Haldane, 1892-1964. BioScience, 42(10): 777-785.
Subramanian, S. (2019) A Dominant Character: The Radical Science and Restless Politics of J.B.S. Haldane. Simon and Schuster, India.
Wright, S. (1931) Evolution in Mendelian populations. Genetics, 16(2): 97-159.
