Listen Now
Loading audio... Please wait for the audio to load before using controls.
0:0022:31
100%
Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: From an early age, Alexander von Humboldt yearned to travel and see the world.
Chapter 2: Before departing Germany, Humboldt was already learning to blend art with modern science.
Chapter 3: Humboldt’s landing in South America proved an eye-opening experience.
Chapter 4: South America teemed with both marvels and ominous warning signs.
Chapter 5: Upon finally summiting Mount Chimborazo, Humboldt found himself deeply struck by a truly profound revelation.
Chapter 6: Humboldt’s ideas swiftly spread throughout Europe and the United States.
Chapter 7: Humboldt’s ideas shaped politics as well.
Chapter 8: Despite his fame, Humboldt struggled to launch another expedition.
Chapter 9: Humboldt’s trek across Russia would supply the final ingredients for his work.
Chapter 10: Cosmos became the influential culmination of Humboldt’s message to the world.
Chapter 11: Many influential figures carried Humboldt’s teachings into the twentieth century.
Description
The Invention of Nature (2015) shines a light on the extraordinary life of explorer and scientist Alexander von Humboldt. Discover Humboldt’s amazing perspective on our relationship to the world and find out how his ecological discoveries and observations are just as relevant and profound today as they were in the nineteenth century.
Who Should Listen
- Environmentalists
- Students of environmental history, art and science
- Scientists, especially biologists and botanists