Now Andrea Wulf brings the man and his achievements back into focus: his daring expeditions and investigation of wild environments around the world and his discoveries of similarities between climate and vegetation zones on different continents. Among Humboldt s most revolutionary ideas was a radical vision of nature, that it is a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether he was climbing the highest volcanoes in the world or racing through anthrax-infected Siberia or translating his research into bestselling publications that changed science and thinking. In North America, his name still graces four counties, thirteen towns, a river, parks, bays, lakes, and mountains. The acclaimed author of "Founding Gardeners "reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world and in the process created modern environmentalism.Īlexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World Andrea Wulf € 44.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time for this item will be 2 - 4 weeksĬosta Book Award: Biography winner 2015 (awarded in 2016).
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