Date
4-17-1959
Length
1 hour 7 minutes
Notes
Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, natural science writer, and philosopher. In this talk, he discusses the possible influences of nineteenth-century science writers on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and in his work On the Origin of Species. Dr. Charles Brandt, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Portland State College, introduced Dr. Eiseley.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Charles Darwin -- 1809-1882, Natural Selection -- History
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/2 track, mono
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11055
Recommended Citation
Eiseley, Loren, ""The Unknown Darwin"" (1959). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 8.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11055
Description
Transcript added March 5, 2021.
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