Vetenskapens bortglömde hjälte : Alexander von Humboldts äventyr
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Publication
Stockholm : Leopard förlag, 2018
Author
Wulf, Andrea
Number of Pages
511
Language
Swedish
Publication Year
2018
Original Language
English
Categories and Tags
Paperback, Science, Biography
Dewey Subjects
Biography > General Science > History, geographic treatment, biography > Natural sciences and mathematics
About
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed how 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.
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 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, The Invention of Nature reveals how Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever.
Location
bu148
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