The Invention of Nature: adventures of Alexander Humboldt, lost hero of science

http://www.theecologist.org/reviews/2987153/the_invention_of_nature_adventures_of_alexander_humboldt_lost_hero_of_science.html
Date Written:  2016-03-03
Publisher:  The Ecologist
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX18984

Andrea Wulf's book about the remarkable 19th century explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt is welcome, opportune and a pleasure to read, packed as it is with high adventure and amazing discoveries. We have much to learn from him today in tackling the world's environmental crises; reading this book is an excellent - and enjoyable - way to begin.

Subject Headings

• Ecology
• Forests
• Nature
• Science