The Invention of Nature
Vintage, August 2016. Trade Paperback. A biography of Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859), the insatiably curious scientist, explorer, naturalist and humanist. He foresaw human-caused climate change, railed against slavery, and mapped South American volcanos. He inspired thinkers who changed the world including Darwin, Thoreau, and John Muir. Now nearly.....