Sidekick status does Alfred Russel Wallace an injustice. He was a visionary scientist in his own right, a daring explorer and a passionate socialist, argues Andrew Berry.
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Berry, A. Evolution's red-hot radical. Nature 496, 162–164 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/496162a
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