HALDANE, J. B. S.

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Possible Worlds. First edition of this collection of popular science essays. Haldane applies a scientific lens to politics and religion, arguing that "the public has a right to know what is going on inside the laboratories" (preface, p. v).John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964), often referred to as simply "JBS", "was one of the most effective popularizers of science, and his influence was considerable on scientists and non-scientists alike" (ODNB). Haldane was best known for reconciling Darwinian evolutionary theory with Mendelian genetics, and founded neo-Darwinism.The essays within include "Darwinism To-Day", "Cancer Research", "Kant and Scientific Thought", "The Future of Biology", and "Science and Theology as Art Forms".

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