Darwin, Charles
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Darwin, Charles (1809–82). Darwin made evolution scientifically respectable. Intended for medicine, he took courses at Edinburgh, but dropped out unable to bear surgery. He went on to Christ's College, Cambridge, took a pass degree, and became a clergyman, reading W.
Paley with pleasure. There J. S. Henslow and Adam Sedgwick directed his enthusiasm for nature into serious science and in 1831 he was offered a place as companion to the captain on HMS
Beagle surveying Cape Horn. This was the kind of opportunity that Joseph
Banks had enjoyed; and on the five-year voyage round the world, Darwin became a great descriptive scientist and collector. Thinking about nature's diversity, and reading T. R.
Malthus, he hit upon the idea of natural selection when he got home.
Animals and plants produced more young than could survive: those better adapted to their surroundings would be ‘selected’ by nature as the stock-breeder selected the woolliest or meatiest sheep, and their offspring would diverge, inheriting characteristics. Unlike earlier theories, his grandfather's or J. B. Lamarck's, this did not involve progressive development in accordance with a plan or law; it was open-ended. Darwin spent over 20 years collecting and marshalling evidence before publishing the
Origin of Species in 1859. Meanwhile, he had married his cousin Emma Wedgwood, and settled in a remote corner of Kent; his health was poor, and he led a reclusive life, writing the standard work on barnacles. Despite furious controversy, his theory prevailed, and by the end of his life he was universally recognized.
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Clifford Odets at Michael Rosenfeld. (New York).
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Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/2/1998; ; 700+ words
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Theater Companies Mark Odets Centennial
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 3/4/2006; ; 700+ words
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Clifford Odets
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Clifford Odets A playwright, film scenarist, and director, Clifford Odets (1906-1963) was America's outstanding...feeling for the family were distinctive. Clifford Odets was born on July 18, 1906, in Philadelphia...
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Odets, Clifford
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Odets, Clifford (1906–63), playwright...Flowering Peach (1954). At his best Odets was a powerful dramatist with a gift...essence of many of his works. Biography: Clifford Odets—American Playwright , Margaret...
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Golden Boy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
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Rainer, Luise
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...January 1910. Family: Married 1) the playwright Clifford Odets, 1937 (divorced 1940); 2) Robert Knittel, 1945...the poor career advice given her by then-husband Clifford Odets. Her record of two successive Oscars stood, however...
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The Sweet Smell of Success
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Hecht-Hill-Lancaster presentation; screenplay: Clifford Odets, adapted by Ernest Lehman, from the short story...addict. It is a premise which provides screenwriter Clifford Odets the perfect opportunity to mount a scathing expos...
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