Word: mayr
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...Ernst Mayr, a Harvard professor of zoology emeritus and a prolific writer on topics of evolution and the philosophy of biology, is the 1994 winner of the International Prize for Biology...
...epiphanous experience was when I was about17 or 18. I arrived at the University of Alabamaand my intention was then to train to become aprofessional anthropologist. But I discoveredevolution in the writings of Ernst Mayr, who'sstill around--he's a professor emeritus here atHarvard. It was such an enchanting,all-encompassing idea and gave such legitimacy tothe study of natural history, that I was totallypersuaded by its power and thus became far moreinterested in science as a profession as opposedto just the study of bugs...
...audience of approximately 150 people included Dillon Professor of International Affairs Joseph S. Nye, Jr. and Agassiz Professor of Zoology Ernst Mayr...
Tippler uses these examples, along with an evolutionary, argument that has been forwarded by Er. Mayr, a retired Harvard zoology professor, to fight allocation of funds of programs like SETI...