Evolution in the Courtroom: A Reference Guide

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This unique reference offers a discussion of the social and legal history behind the ongoing evolution versus creationism controversy. * Detailed chronology of the history of the debate from Aristotle in 310 B.C. to the U.S. Senate's adoption of "Sense of the Senate" in June 2002 * Biographies of 172 key individuals on both sides of the controversy, including Leona Wilson, who initiated the first lawsuit by creationists * An edited collection of the eight principal court decisions, including Mclean v. Arkansas and Segraves v. State of California * Photographs and illustrations of influential people like Herbert Spencer, who coined the terms "evolution" and "survival of the fittest"

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"This book will be a wonderful addition to a school library, preferably high school, as well as in a science classroom reference library." - American Reference Books Annual

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Randy Moore is professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN and the editor of American Biology Teacher.