The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
by Andrea Wulf
Andrea Wulf’s The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World presents a biography-focused account of Alexander von Humboldt and his place in the history of science. Combining historical perspective with attention to nature, the book offers an accessible introduction to a significant figure and his intellectual world.
About This Book
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World is a work by Andrea Wulf centered on Alexander von Humboldt.
The book connects biography with the study of nature and the development of scientific ideas.
Its subject places it within the history of science and the broader story of how people understand the natural world.
Readers interested in biography, history, science, and nature writing may find this title especially relevant.
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