Edward O. Wilson was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1929. He is the author of two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, On Human Nature (1978) and The Ants (1990, with Bert Hölldobler), as well as many other groundbreaking works, including Consilience, Naturalist, and Sociobiology. A recipient of many of the world’s leading prizes in science and conservation, he was a Pellegrino University Research Professor and Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. He died in 2021.
"A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of
deep laws to unite them." —The Wall Street Journal
"An original work of synthesis . . . a program of unrivalled
ambition: to unify all the major branches of knowledge—sociology,
economics, the arts and religion—under the banner of science." —The
New York Times
"As elegant in its prose as it is rich in its ideas . . . a book of
immense importance." —Atlanta Journal & Constitution
"Edward O. Wilson is a hero. . . he has made landmark scientific
discoveries and has a writing style to die for. . . . A complex and
nuanced argument." —Boston Globe
"One of the clearest and most dedicated popularizers of science
since T. H. Huxley. . . . Mr. Wilson can do the science and the
prose." —Time
"An excellent book. Wilson provides superb overviews of Western
intellectual history and the current state of understanding in many
academic disciplines." — Slate
"The Renaissance scholar still lives. . . . A sensitive,
wide-ranging mind discoursing beautifully. . . . Wilson's
buoyant intellectual courage is bracing." —Seattle Weekly
"A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of
deep laws to unite them." -The Wall Street Journal
"An original work of synthesis . . . a program of unrivalled
ambition: to unify all the major branches of knowledge-sociology,
economics, the arts and religion-under the banner of science."
-The New York Times
"As elegant in its prose as it is rich in its ideas . . . a book of
immense importance." -Atlanta Journal & Constitution
"Edward O. Wilson is a hero. . . he has made landmark scientific
discoveries and has a writing style to die for. . . . A complex and
nuanced argument." -Boston Globe
"One of the clearest and most dedicated popularizers of science
since T. H. Huxley. . . . Mr. Wilson can do the science and the
prose." -Time
"An excellent book. Wilson provides superb overviews of Western
intellectual history and the current state of understanding in many
academic disciplines." - Slate
"The Renaissance scholar still lives. . . . A sensitive,
wide-ranging mind discoursing beautifully. . . . Wilson's buoyant
intellectual courage is bracing." -Seattle Weekly
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