LIVING WORLD
ERNST MAYER (1904-2004) Born on 5 july 1904, kempton, Germany. The Harvard University evolutionary biologost who has been called " The Darwin of 20th century" . He joined Harvard's Faculty of arts and science in 1953 and retierd in 1975, assuming the title of Alexander Agassize Professer of zoology Emeritus. Throughout his nearly 80- year career, his research spanned ornithology, taxonomy, zoogegraphy, evolution, systematics, and the history and philosophy of biology. He almost single-handedly made the orgine of species diversity. He also poineered the curently accepted definition of a biological species. He was awarded the three prizes widley regarded as the triple crown of biology (1) The bazen Prize in 1983. (2) The International Prize for Biology in 1944. (3) The crafoord Prize in 1999. WHAT IS LIFE ? Life is unique, complecated organisation of biomolecules, that shows different chemical react...
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