The Invention Of Nature - Andrea Wulf

With A Foreword By Merlin Sheldrakewinner Of The 2015 Costa Biography Awardwinner Of The Royal Society Science Book Prize 2016a Thrilling Adventure Story' Bill Brysondazzling' Literary Reviewbrilliant' Sunday Expressextraordinary And Gripping' Scientista Superb Biography' The Economistan Exhilarating Armchair Voyage' Giles Milton, Mail On Sundayalexander 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, Theres A Penguin, A Giant Squid - Even The Mare Humboldtianum On The Moon.his Colourful Adventures Read Like Something Out Of A Boys Own Story: Humboldt Explored Deep Into The Rainforest, Climbed The Worlds Highest Volcanoes And Inspired Princes And Presidents, Scientists And Poets Alike. Napoleon Was Jealous Of Him; Simon Bolvars Revolution Was Fuelled By His Ideas; Darwin Set Sail On The Beagle Because Of Humboldt; And Jules Vernes Captain Nemo Owned All His Many Books.