The Strange Case of the Spotted Mice and Other Classic Essays on Science

Sir Peter Medawar was not only a prize-winning immunologist but also a wonderful writer about science and scientists. He was described by the Washington Post as a `genuinely brilliant popularizer' of science, and his essays are remarkable for their clarity and wit. This entertaining selection presents the very best of his writing with a new Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould, one of his greatest admirers.