Letters to a Young Scientist

Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)

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English

Liveright Publishing Corporation
17 May 2013

Diaries, letters & journals; Mathematics & Sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere

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.

By: Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)
Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 193mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780871403773
ISBN 10: 0871403773
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 17 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward O. Wilson, a professor emeritus at Harvard University, is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Ants, the bestselling novel Anthill (ISBN 978 0 393 33970 3), The Social Conquest of Earth (ISBN 978 0 87140 363 6), The Superorganism (ISBN 978 0 393 06704 0) and From So Simple a Beginning (ISBN 978 0 393 06134 5).

Reviews for Letters to a Young Scientist

Beautifully written, richly detailed, and practical, [Wilson's] little book should command the attention of anyone who is contemplating a career in ecology or biodiversity--or who 'sometimes daydreams like a scientist.' Along with intellectually curious people everywhere, they will enjoy and profit from Letters to a Young Scientist. --Glenn C. Altschuler