Stephen Jay Gould

Professor of geology and zoology at Harvard University, Gould is also curator of invertebrate paleontology at the university's Museum of Comparative Zoology. He is internationally known for his collections of essays and books including The Panda's Thumb (1981 National Book Award); The Mismeasure of Man (1982 National Book Critics Circle Award); Wonderful Life (1991 Rhone-Poulenc Prize and 1991 Pulitzer Prize finalist); Bully for Brontosaurus; Full House; and his most recent Questioning the Millenium. A 1981 MacArthur fellow, Gould is the recipient the Golden Trilobite Award, Discover Magazine Scientist of the Year, and many other awards of excellence from distinguished universities worldwide.