Alfred Russel Wallace was countercultural enough to want to shake society economically. But he was traditional enough to remain centered, humble, and grateful for whatever glory he did receive.

YESTERDAY I met someone who had never heard of Alfred Russel Wallace. They were as amazed by my enthusiasm for a long-dead collector of beetles, butterflies and birds as I was by their admission ...

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Their authors: Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. In another year, Charles Darwin would publish “ The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection,” squarely positioning him as the ...

The Bates letter appeared in London on June 3. The clearly dated, postmarked letter is in possession of Wallace's grandson, Alfred John Russel Wallace--where I held it in my hands--and is shown below.

The story has a surprising beginning. On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin's controversial magnum opus, was actually prompted by a letter to the English naturalist by Alfred Russel Wallace ...

Mr. Shermer chronicles the life and research of eminent scientist Alfred Russel Wallace, the co-discoverer, with Charles Darwin, of natural selection. Credits Larry Mantle Host, AirTalk Austin Cross ...

The Springer journal Theory in Biosciences is publishing a special issue "Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913): The man in the shadow of Charles Darwin" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of ...

Alfred Russel Wallace's Fans Gear Up for a Darwinian Struggle Anniversary of 'Origin of Species' Nears; Rival Is Touted, Charges of Plagiarism Fly By Tom Wright Dec. 20, 2008 12:01 am ET ...

Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace are credited for co-discovering evolution by natural selection in early 1858. But on one morning back in the summer of 1852, as Wallace had just finished ...

This year is Wallace Year, for it marks the centennial of the death of Alfred Russel Wallace. In 1857 he wrote to Charles Darwin, pre-empting his idea of natural selection, and Darwin, a true ...

Wallace's giant bee was discovered by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace during an expedition trip to the Indonesian island of Bacan in 1858. He found the bee on the last day of exploring ...