Join Donna Horton, naturalist, environmental educator and interpretive trainer, as she reviews "The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humbolt's New World" by Andrea Wulf.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world and formed the foundation of modern environmentalism. In North America, Humboldt’s name graces towns, counties, parks, lakes, mountains and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. In this award-winning biography, Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau and many others.
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