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Definition of Gould, Stephen Jay in English: Gould, Stephen Jayproper nounɡuːldɡo͞old (1941–2002), American palaeontologist. A noted popularizer of science, he studied modifications of Darwinian evolutionary theory, proposed the concept of punctuated equilibrium, and wrote on the social context of scientific theory. Definition of Gould, Stephen Jay in US English: Gould, Stephen Jayproper nounɡo͞old (1941–2002), US paleontologist. A noted popularizer of science, he studied modifications of Darwinian evolutionary theory, proposed the concept of punctuated equilibrium, and wrote on the social context of scientific theory. Notable works: Ever Since Darwin (1977), Bully for Brontosaurus (1992), The Lying Stones of Marrakesh: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History (2000), and The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (2002). |