Stephen Jay Gould 1941-2002. (News and Comment).(Brief Article)

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Kurtz, Paul | Copyright information

Skeptical inquirers deeply regret the passing of STEPHEN JAY GOULD. He played a unique role in the public square, for he was an eloquent exponent of the scientific outlook. His prolific writings and brilliant lectures at Harvard and universities far and wide on evolutionary paleontology and biology and his forthright criticisms of creationism cast him as a powerful defender of science. At a time when pseudoscientific and fringe claims continue to grow, there are all too few scienti...

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