Edward O. Wilson

Weaves together more than twenty letters that illuminate the author's career and his motivations for becoming a biologist, explaining how success in the sciences depends on a passion for finding a problem and solving it.

Letters to a Young Scientist

Really wrong branded, honestly, I was expecting it to be very insightful and personal towords me, but rather than that, it was much like a personal memoir, and I learned about ants more than anything else. Dont think this was the right sort of demographic it was aimed for. 

surtified™

Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. 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.

Timeo Williams

Worthwhile

I found the book relevant even today, with both principles and life stories to learn from. Great book over all.

jennifer 

this dude loooooooooves ants. but reminded me that the prettiest thing abt science is the passion it takes to look for more by finding significance in the insignificant.

Letters to a Young Scientist

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