Dr. Alycia Stigall
Book Details
Title
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and Nature of History
Author
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.