Huxley, Julian 1887-1975

Evolution, the modern synthesis by Julian Huxley ( Book )
58 editions published between 1942 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,565 libraries worldwide

Memories by Julian Huxley ( Book )
47 editions published between 1970 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,320 libraries worldwide
The world has had to wait a long time for this auto-biography, for not only is Sir Julian Huxley over eighty years old but he achieved fame half a century ago. Born into one of the most gifted families of the age, he has yet mafe the name more famous by utilising both the scientific and literary family traditions to increase scientific knowledge and understanding. He has greatly contributed to the popularisation of science through his activities in writing, education, game parks in Africa and nature conservation in England, at the London Zoo, and his work at Unesco. After introducing the reader to the previous two generations of his family, who include his father Leonard Huxley, editor of the Cornhill magazine, his grandfather T. H. Huxley, and Tom Arnold, a son of Dr. Arnold of Rugby, he describes his first experiences of observing nature. At the age of four on a walk with his nursemaid, he was fascinated to discover a huge toad hopping out of a hedge. "That comic toad," he says, "helped determine my career as a scientific naturalist." From Eton he gained a Biology scholarship to Balliol and, after winning a First Class Honours degree, started on his serious career as a biologist. Much of it is already well known, but in this book Sir Julian adds the personal touch to everything. We learn that he was by no means as confident as his early and brilliant succes would have led us to believe; he had emotional difficulties which his marriage only partly abated, for he continued to suffer from periodic depressions for many years. There is the touch of humour in describing his achievements, and his work alongside such figures as J. B. S. Haldane and H. G. Wells. Although driven by a passionate concern for scientific investigation, he nevertheless reveals his enduring enthusiasm for Africa's wild animals and Englands natural scenic beauties, in the filming of gannets in a Welsh island sanctuary, in writing a quiet poem in his tent during Spitsbergen's summer-long day. His scientific achievements can be studied in his work recorded in over forty books and numerous other publications; but Julian Huxley is not he most forthcoming of men, and this the first time he has revealed his innermost thoughts on science and life and religion and humanism. (Inside cover)

Evolution in action by Julian Huxley ( Book )
30 editions published between 1953 and 1983 in 7 languages and held by 1,313 libraries worldwide

Essays of a humanist by Julian Huxley ( Book )
31 editions published between 1952 and 1992 in 4 languages and held by 1,275 libraries worldwide

Religion without revelation by Julian Huxley ( Book )
45 editions published between 1927 and 1992 in 4 languages and held by 1,264 libraries worldwide

The science of life by H. G Wells ( Book )
54 editions published between 1931 and 2003 in 10 languages and held by 1,251 libraries worldwide

Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963; a memorial volume by Julian Huxley ( Book )
8 editions published between 1965 and 1966 in English and held by 1,135 libraries worldwide

The humanist frame by Julian Huxley ( Book )
10 editions published between 1961 and 1972 in English and French and held by 1,134 libraries worldwide

Charles Darwin and his world by Julian Huxley ( Book )
20 editions published between 1965 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 1,126 libraries worldwide

From an antique land; ancient and modern in the Middle East by Julian Huxley ( Book )
33 editions published between 1954 and 1973 in English and German and held by 1,007 libraries worldwide