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Wallace, the often forgotten co-discoverer of evolution

dr. dolittle | May 1, 2013

Alfred Russel Wallace. Image from: NPR, Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis Darwin is the more famous of the two when it comes to thinking about who came up with the theory of evolution. However, a man named Alfred Russel Wallace co-discovered the theory. Alfred Wallace died 100 years ago. In honor of his contribution to the theory of evolution, NPR ran a wonderful story about him and his discoveries the other day. Just in case you did not get a chance to hear it, you can either read the transcript or listen to the story here.

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Wallace, the often forgotten co-discoverer of evolution

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