The Monk in the Garden : The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics by Robin Marantz Henig

The Monk in the Garden : The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics

Robin Marantz Henig

292 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Most people know that Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk who patiently grew his peas in a monastery garden, shaped our understanding of inheritance. But people might not know that Mendel's work was ignored in his own lifetime, even though it contain...

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