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Scientist: E. O. Wilson: A Life in Nature Audiobook
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A masterful, timely, fully authorized biography of the great and hugely influential biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson, one of the most ground-breaking and controversial scientists of our time—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes
Few biologists in the long history of that science have been as productive, as ground-breaking and as controversial as the Alabama-born Edward Osborne Wilson. At ninety-one years of age he may be the most eminent American scientist in any field.
He was fascinated from an early age by the natural world in general and ants in particular, and his field work on them and on all social insects has vastly expanded our knowledge of their many species and fascinating ways of being. This work led to his 1975 book Sociobiology, which created an intellectual firestorm from his contention that all animal behavior, including that of humans, is governed by the laws of evolution and genetics.
Subsequently Wilson has become a leading voice on the crucial importance to all life of biodiversity and has worked tirelessly to synthesize the fields of science and the humanities in a fruitful way.
Richard Rhodes is himself a towering figure in the field of science writing and he has had complete and unfettered access to Wilson, his associates, and his papers in writing this book. The result is one of the most accomplished and anticipated and urgently needed scientific biographies in years.
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“Does justice to ‘one of the...greatest biologists of the twentieth century’ in this brilliant biography…The author leaves no doubt as to Wilson’s broad impact on science and the public’s perceptions of nature…This is a must-read.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“An impressive account of one of the twentieth century’s most prominent biologists, for whom the natural world is ‘a sanctuary and a realm of boundless adventure; the fewer the people in it, the better.’”
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“Particularly important as we continue to confront the climate crisis’ effects on biodiversity.”
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“Warmly portrays Wilson as an ambitious and accomplished biologist…[and] illuminates Wilson's insights into biodiversity, biophilia, altruism, and the nature of science.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2021
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A New York Times Book Review pick of the Season's Best Biographies
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A Literary Hub Pick of Most Anticipated Books of the Year
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About Richard Rhodes
Richard Rhodes is the author of twenty-six books including The Making of the Atomic Bomb, which won the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has been a visiting scholar at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford and a host and correspondent for documentaries on American public television.
About Lincoln Hoppe
Lincoln Hoppe is an accomplished actor of stage and screen with several films, plays, television shows, and numerous audiobooks to his credit. His audiobook narrations have earned him nine AudioFile Earphones Awards. His diverse voice characterizations can be heard on animated films, video games, and commercials across the globe. He is a member of the Lost Angeles Comedy Sportz Improv Company.