Dr. Alycia Stigall

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Book Details

Title

Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and Nature of History

Author

Stephen Jay Gould

Award Year
ISBN
0393027058

Honoree Information

Dr. Alycia Stigall

Position

Professor

Department

Earth & Planetary Science

Occasion

On the occasion of Dr. Alycia Stigall's tenure as Professor

Why Chosen

Wonderful Life introduced me to the incredible diversity and complexity of the evolutionary history preserved in the fossil record while simultaneously explaining the importance of new ideas and new ways of thinking in the study of science. It has been a deeply impactful book for myself and also for many of the students that I have mentored.