Naturalist
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597260886 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent" according to magellan. An engaging and well-written account of the famous biologist's intellectual development from his early to his mature years and most important achievements. Nice discussions of some of his most interesting and important ideas punctuate this history. For example, there's a good section on the origin and development of his ecological ideas and the theory of island biogeography. Wilson is always a cautious but careful writer and thinker, but in a couple of the sections, he gets at least a little bit speculative and is all the more en. An inspiration for young scientists Stephen A. Haines How far have city-bred enterprises removed us from our natural heritage? E.O. Wilson, author of so many wonderful ideas and books, has here revealed himself as a human being of immense strength and courtly self-awareness. Sharing with us so many aspects of his personal life and scientific endeavors, Wilson shows how a bit of dedication can overcome obstacles most of us find daunting. Raised in the rural South, losing the sight of one eye, his struggles to gain a place as a scientist are inspiring. More importantly, he makes clear. Better Late Than Never Dwight D. Schmidt I had always thought a scientist of the calibre of Dr. E. O. Wilson was perhaps out of my league; I'd partly read his Diversity of Life and perhaps got the most out of it by jumping around and reading what interested me. His other famous books seemed too specialized for me, basically a lover of fiction or action stories. However, I saw recently that Wilson had endorsed the book jacket of "Nabokov's Butterflies", one of my favorite writers, whose biography "Nabokov's Blues" was a great read last year. "Naturalist" is a word often
Edward O. Wilson--Harvard University professor, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, champion of biodiversity--is arguably one of the most important thinkers of the Twentieth century. In this autobiography, Wilson describes for the first time both his growth as a scientist and the evolution of the science he has helped define. "One of the greatest scientific autobiographies ever written." --Alan Lightman, author ofEinstein's Dreams
Throughout Naturalist, we see Wilson’s mindand energies constantly striving to help establish many of the centralprinciples of the field of evolutionary biology.The story of Wilson’s life provides fascinating insights into the makingof a scientist, and a valuable look at some of the most thought-provokingideas of our time.. Theories that are now widely accepted in the scientificworld were once untested hypotheses emerging from one man’sbroad-gauged studies. In Naturalist, Wilson describes for the first time bothhis growth as a scientist and the evolution of the sciencehe has helped define. He traces the trajectory ofhis life—from a childhood spent exploring the GulfCoast of Alabama and Florida to life as a tenuredprofessor at Harvard—detailing how his youthfulfascination with nature blossomed into a lifelongcalling. He recounts with drama and wit the adventuresof his days as a student at the