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The american paleontologist a scientist who studies fossil remains of life from long ago stephen jay gould was awarded the 1975 schuchert award by the paleontological society for his work in evolutionary study of the process of change in the growth of a life group theory. Fiveyearold stephen jay gould visited the american museum of natural history in new york with his father, a court stenographer, in 1946. Few american scientists achieved fame and fortune as quickly as dr. Este libro en linea esta hecho en palabras simples. Biography of stephen jay gould university of missouri. The family of the late paleontologist and evolutionary scientist stephen jay gould sued two boston hospitals and three doctors friday, alleging the famed author would still be alive if they had. Stephen jay gould famous for the theory of puncuated equilibrium. Stephen jay gould 10 september 1941 20 mei 2002 adalah seorang paleontolog berkebangsaan amerika serikat. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of life magazine marking the centurys midpoint, stephen jay gould started thinking about the approaching turn of the millennium.
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