| Letters to a Young Scientist Contributor(s): Wilson, Edward O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0871403773 ISBN-13: 9780871403773 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 500 |
| LCCN: 2012051412 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.8" W x 7.4" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old. Reflecting on his coming-of-age in the South as a Boy Scout and a lover of ants and butterflies, Wilson threads these twenty-one letters, each richly illustrated, with autobiographical anecdotes that illuminate his career--both his successes and his failures--and his motivations for becoming a biologist. At a time in human history when our survival is more than ever linked to our understanding of science, Wilson insists that success in the sciences does not depend on mathematical skill, but rather a passion for finding a problem and solving it. From the collapse of stars to the exploration of rain forests and the oceans' depths, Wilson instills a love of the innate creativity of science and a respect for the human being's modest place in the planet's ecosystem in his readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Edward O.: - Edward O. Wilson is widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent biologists and naturalists. The author of more than thirty books, including Half-Earth, The Social Conquest of Earth, The Meaning of Human Existence, and Letters to a Young Scientist, Wilson is a professor emeritus at Harvard University. The winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he lives with his wife, Irene Wilson, in Lexington, Massachusetts. |