In Darwin's Shadow. The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace

Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer, of natural selection with Charles Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his Victorian peers as a man of formidable mind and equally outsized personality. Now Michael Shermer rescues Wallace from the shadow of Darwin in this landmark biography. Turning his keen judgment and incisive analysis to Wallace's life, Shermer restores a leading figure in the rise of modern science to his rightful place.

Michael Shermer is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, executive director of the Skeptics Society, and á monthly columnist for Scientific American. An adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University, he is also the host of the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at CalTech. He lives in Southern California.