Letters to a young scientist
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Author
Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, ©2013.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780871403773 (hardcover), 0871403773 (hardcover)
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Ilsley Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 570.92 Wilson | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, ©2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780871403773 (hardcover), 0871403773 (hardcover)
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, 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.,-- GoodReads
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilson, E. O. (2013). Letters to a young scientist (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilson, Edward O.. 2013. Letters to a Young Scientist. Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilson, Edward O.. Letters to a Young Scientist Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilson, Edward O.. Letters to a Young Scientist First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2013.
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