80 Years of Watching the Evolutionary Scenery
Having reached the rare age of 100 years, I find myself in a unique position: I'm the last survivor of the golden age of the Evolutionary Synthesis. That status encourages me to present a personal account of what I experienced in the years (1920s to the 1950s) that were so crucial in the history of evolutionary biology.
An essay by Ernst Mayr, age 100.
See also: The Evolution of Ernst: Interview with Ernst Mayr (Scientific American: 06-Jul-04)