G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy G. Slack ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Slack Nancy G
|
| Titolo: |
G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology [[electronic resource] /] / Nancy G. Slack ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson
|
| Pubblicazione: | New Haven ; ; London, : Yale University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (476 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 570.92 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ecologists - England |
| Ecology - History - 20th century | |
| Naturalists - England | |
| Scholars - England | |
| Scientists - England | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | WilsonEdward O. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-442) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Man So Various -- 2. "The Circumstances of My Upbringing" -- 3. Becoming A Zoologist: The Hunter and Gatherer -- 4. From Naples to South Africa: A Failed Career? -- 5. First Years at Yale -- 6. Chief Biologist: The Yale North India Expedition -- 7. The First Crop: W. T. Edmondson, Gordon Riley, Ed Deevey, And Max Dunbar -- 8. The Old and the New Limnology -- 9. Radioisotopes: Radiation Ecology and Systems Ecology -- 10. Biogeochemistry: From Linsley Pond to the Guano Islands -- 11. The Three Wives and Yemaiel -- 12. Good Friends: Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson -- 13. Fond Correspondents: Rebecca West and Evelyn Hutchinson -- 14. From The N-Dimensional Niche to Santa Rosalia -- 15. Hutchinson the Environmentalist -- 16. The Polymath: Art History and Many Other Fields -- 17. The Last Years-From Yale to England -- 18. Concluding Remarks: Hutchinson's Legacy in Ecology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Stephen J. Gould declared G. Evelyn Hutchinson the most important ecologist of the twentieth century. E. O. Wilson pronounced him "one of the few scientists who could unabashedly be called a genius." In this fascinating book, Nancy G. Slack presents for the first time the full life story of this brilliant scientist who was also a master teacher, a polymath, and a delightful friend and correspondent. Based on full access to Hutchinson's archives and extensive interviews with him and many who knew him, the author evaluates his important contributions to modern ecology and his profound influence as a mentor. Filled with information available nowhere else, the book draws a vibrant portrait of an original scientific thinker who was also a man of remarkable personal appeal. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the invention of modern ecology |
| ISBN: | 1-283-09611-0 |
| 9786613096111 | |
| 0-300-16174-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789816703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |