Conrad Hal Waddington

Conrad Hal Waddington CBE FRS FRSE (1905–1975) was a developmental biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology. He had wide interests that included poetry and painting, as well as left-wing political leanings. In Waddinton's book "The Scientific Attitude" (1941) he touched on political topics such as central planning and praised Marxism as "profound scientific philosophy".

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