As part of the Wallace100 celebrations taking part in 2013, the Natural History Museum will be hosting a monthly lecture series. These lectures are part of the Museum's participation in Wallace100, an international programme of projects and events celebrating the centenary of Wallace's death on 7 November 2013. At these monthly events, leading biologists and historians will discuss different aspects of Wallace's life and work. The series also highlights the significance of the Museum as a focal point for Wallace collections and studies. The Natural History Museum 5 September 16:30 - 17:30, Flett Events Theatre Dr George Beccaloni, The Natural History Museum - 'Alfred Russel Wallace and natural selection: the real story' What compelled Wallace to search for the mechanism that drives the evolution of life on earth? Find out in this free lecture. Discover the little known story of the years of work and exploration that led Wallace to the Malay Archipelago and the moment, in a state of tropical fever, when the idea of natural selection suddenly came to him. The talk is presented by entomologist and evolutionary biologist Dr George Beccaloni. This is the 8th in our series of Wallace100 lectures. Free tickets need to be booked in advance Book tickets online<https://www.nhm.ac.uk/tickets/wallace-and-natural-selection-wallace100-lecture/events-listing.html?utm_source=wallace-natural-selection-tickets&utm_medium=wallace-natural-selection-tickets&utm_campaign=wallace-natural-selection-tickets> Doors open 16.00 Dr Beccaloni will chart the development of Wallace's ideas about evolution, from his early life in Neath, to his expedition to the Amazon and his epic journey around the Malay Archipelago, where he finally discovered evolution by natural selection. About Dr George Beccaloni George Beccaloni is the curator of the Museum's collection of cockroaches and related insects and the Director of the Wallace Correspondence Project. He founded the Wallace Memorial Fund in 1999 and in 2002 he helped the Museum acquire the world's largest collection of Wallace's manuscripts, books and insect specimens. George co-edited the book Natural Selection and Beyond: The Intellectual Legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace and was the historical consultant for the recent BBC series Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero. Details of the event can also be found here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/events/programs/nhm/wallace_and_natural_selection_-_wallace100_lecture.html Details of the Wallace100 celebrations can be found here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/wallace/events/index.html Details of Wallace100 events taking place at the NHM can be found here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/wallace100events
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