
The SciencesFebruary 1, 1968
Books
What are the goals of man's evolution?

Books
What are the goals of man's evolution?

Maupertuis, a Forgotten Genius
Interpreter of Newton, forerunner of Mendel and Darwin, he earned the admiration of great men in a vital time. But he ran afoul of Voltaire, who mocked him into virtual oblivion

The Genetics of the Dunkers
In the hands, ears and blood of the members of this small religious sect a geneticist finds evidence for an important force in human evolution: genetic drift