Description
Phillip Vallentine Tobias was arguably South Africas most honoured and decorated scientist. He is best known for his pioneering work at South Africas famous hominid fossil sites, and in the course of his career he developed the reputation of being one of the worlds leading authorities on the evolution of humankind. Into the Past focuses on the first 40 years of Tobiass life: from his troubled childhood in Durban and Bloemfontein to his intense student days at Wits University (where he also taught from 1945 until his retirement in 1993) and the prolific research, correspondence and travels of his early career.
