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J.B.S. Haldane is one of the towering figures in the

 

history of 20th century thought. He had no peer in his fore-
Sight about the looming developments in genetics, biochemistry
and their intersection, His interests spanned the mathemati-
cal theory of populations and evolution; the genetic control
and kinetics of enzymes; and the prospects of space travel and
life on other worlds. His foresight was such that his writings
of a half-century ago still have fresh and exciting portents.
Above all, he was an unremitting optimist about the human uses
of reason and science, a message that has been confounded by
ill-informed cartoon images of the evil wizard.

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