The invention of nature: the adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the lost hero of science
Essais et documents primés, Succès de librairie (documentaires), Biographies, Aventuriers et explorateurs (biographies)
Braille avec transcription humaine
Résumé
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is the great lost scientist: more things are named after him than anyone else. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the ocean current that runs along the South American coast, there's a penguin, a giant squid,… even the Mare Humboldtianum on the moon. Taking us on a fantastic voyage in his footsteps, Andrea Wulf shows why his life and ideas remain so important today. Winner of Royal Society Science Book Prize 2016, James Wright Award for Nature Writing 2016, and Costa Biography Award 2015. Bestseller. 2015.