The Triumph of Evolution And the Failure of Creationism

Niles Eldredge knows how to make science exciting.
--"New York Times Book Review"
"Nobody in our generation has done more to advance our understanding of the evolutionary process than Niles Eldredge has."
--Ian Tattersall, Curator, Department of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History.
"Eldredge reminds us that many things have not changed in the creation and evolution controversy: we are not yet rid of the old fashioned creationism, even though it is currently augmented by neocreationisms like 'intelligent design theory.' In easily-read, conversational prose, Eldredge shows how both the old and the new creationisms are scientifically bankrupt and philosophically impoverished."
--Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Center for Science Education
"If you listen to creationists---from the classic 'creation-scientists' to the new 'intelligent-design theorists'---you'll be told that the fossil record doesn't support evolution. Are they rig