Invention Of Nature
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography 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. •
From the acclaimed author of&,nbsp,Magnificent
Rebels.&,nbsp,",Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account
brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved
focus.” —The Boston GlobeAlexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the
most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and
polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand
the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical
conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force
that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North
America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays,
lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but
forgotten.&,nbsp,In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf
brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his
prediction of human-induced climate change, his daring expeditions
to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected
steppes of Siberia, his relationships with iconic figures,
including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson, and the lasting
influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir,
Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly
written,&,nbsp,The Invention of Nature&,nbsp,reveals the
myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern
environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital
as ever.