About the book
Alexander von Humboldt, the Prussian naturalist and explorer who was the best-known scientist of his time, is the subject of Andrea Wulf's biography, which argues that he drew on many fields to see nature as one interconnected system. Wulf follows him from childhood and travels in Europe to his travels through Latin America, where he climbed Chimborazo, and a visit to Thomas Jefferson before his return to Europe. She covers his early warning about human-induced climate change, his relationship with Simón Bolívar, and his influence on Darwin, Thoreau, Goethe, Wordsworth and Muir. The book appeared in 2015.
Neil deGrasse Tyson said he values reading about the cultural influences on scientists he otherwise knows only through their research papers.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist, Author & Science Communicator)
Always good to read up on the cultural influences of scientists whose work I’ve only known from their research publications.
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