'Tired of medals': new letters reveal how Alfred Russel Wallace shunned Darwin's fame

From declining royal honour to refusing to sit for a portrait, correspondences show co-discoverer of evolutionary theory avoiding publicityDarwin ’s name is eternally linked to one of the most momentous scientific breakthroughs of all time, while his co-discoverer,Alfred Russel Wallace, who first coined the phrase “origin of species”, has been largely forgotten.Now a newly revealed archive of Wallace ’s letters provides a remarkable insight into how he came to be the underdog of evolutionary theory.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 15, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Evolution Charles Darwin Biology Science UK news Natural History Museum Museums Culture Source Type: news