Background
WILSON, Edward was born on June 10, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of the late Edward Osbome Wilson Senior and of Inez Freeman Huddleston.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants render the extraordinary lives of the social insects in this visually spectacular volume. The Superorganism promises to be one of the most important scientific works published in this decade. Coming eighteen years after the publication of The Ants, this new volume expands our knowledge of the social insects (among them, ants, bees, wasps, and termites) and is based on remarkable research conducted mostly within the last two decades. These superorganisms―a tightly knit colony of individuals, formed by altruistic cooperation, complex communication, and division of labor―represent one of the basic stages of biological organization, midway between the organism and the entire species. The study of the superorganism, as the authors demonstrate, has led to important advances in our understanding of how the transitions between such levels have occurred in evolution and how life as a whole has progressed from simple to complex forms. Ultimately, this book provides a deep look into a part of the living world hitherto glimpsed by only a very few.110 color, 100 black-and-white
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View a collection of videos on Professor Wilson entitled "On the Relation of Science and the Humanities" This book is a work of major importance for the development of environmental and behavioral biology; it covers the classification, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the higher social insects--ants, social wasps and bees, and termites. Mr. Wilson reinterprets the knowledge of these insects through the concepts of modern biology, from biochemistry to evolutionary theory and population ecology.
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Biophilia is Edward O. Wilson's most personal book, an evocation of his own response to nature and an eloquent statement of the conservation ethic. Wilson argues that our natural affinity for life–biophilia–is the very essence of our humanity and binds us to all other living things.
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View a collection of videos on Professor Wilson entitled "On the Relation of Science and the Humanities" Species of the genus Pheidole are the most abundant and diverse ants of the New World and range from the northern United States to Argentina. In this richly illustrated book, Edward O. Wilson untangles its classification for the first time, characterizing all 625 known species, 341 of which are new to science, and ordering them into 19 species groups. The author's keys and drawings, the latter showing complete body views arranged in the style of field books, allow rapid identification by anyone with an elementary understanding of entomology. In presenting all of Pheidole, the book covers one-fifth of the known ant species of the Western Hemisphere, including many of the commonest forms. Wilson also summarizes our knowledge of the natural history of each species, much of it previously unpublished. In addition, he provides a general account of hyperdiversity, confirming that it is not a statistical artifact but a genuine biological phenomenon that can best be understood by detailed analyses of groups of organisms such as the Pheidole ants. An important innovation in this book is the inclusion of a CD-ROM containing high-resolution digital images of the type specimens. The CD-ROM is designed to allow quick retrieval of information such as known range, group membership, measurements, and color. The CD-ROM thus will be useful in creating "instant" field guides, comparison charts, and local checklists.
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson is one of the leading biologists and philosophical thinkers of our time. In this compelling collection, Wilson's observations range from the tiny glands of ants to the nature of the living universe. Many of the pieces are considered landmarks in evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavioral biology. Wilson explores topics as diverse as slavery in ants, the genetic basis of societal structure, the discovery of the taxon cycle, the original formulation of the theory of island biogeography, a critique of subspecies as a unit of classification, and the conservation of life's diversity. Each article is presented in its original form, dating from Wilson's first published article in 1949 to his most recent exploration of the natural world. Preceding each piece is a brief essay by Wilson that explains the context in which the article was written and provides insights into the scientist himself and the debates of the time. This collection enables us to share Wilson's various vantage points and to view the complexities of nature through his eyes. Wilson aficionados, along with readers discovering his work for the first time, will find in this collection a world of beauty, complexity, and challenge.
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The book that launched a movement: “Wilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all” (Oliver Sacks). Called “one of the greatest men alive” by The Times of London, E. O. Wilson proposes an historic partnership between scientists and religious leaders to preserve Earth’s rapidly vanishing biodiversity.
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The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth by Wilson, Edward O. [W. W. Nor...
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Biogeography was stuck in a "natural history phase" dominated by the collection of data, the young Princeton biologists Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson argued in 1967. In this book, the authors developed a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography. The theory builds on the first principles of population ecology and genetics to explain how distance and area combine to regulate the balance between immigration and extinction in island populations. The authors then test the theory against data. The Theory of Island Biogeography was never intended as the last word on the subject. Instead, MacArthur and Wilson sought to stimulate new forms of theoretical and empirical studies, which will lead in turn to a stronger general theory. Even a third of a century since its publication, the book continues to serve that purpose well. From popular books like David Quammen's Song of the Dodo to arguments in the professional literature, The Theory of Island Biogeography remains at the center of discussions about the geographic distribution of species. In a new preface, Edward O. Wilson reviews the origins and consequences of this classic book.
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The study of ecology and animal population are mixed in this presentation of Islands. By looking at these less densely human populated areas, we can get a better picture of how plant and animal populations fare when left undisturbed.
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Long considered one of the most provocative and demanding major works on human sociobiology, Genes, Mind, and Culture introduces the concept of gene-culture coevolution. It has been out of print for several years, and in this volume Lumsden and Wilson provide a much needed facsimile edition of their original work, together with a major review of progress in the discipline during the ensuing quarter century. They argue compellingly that human nature is neither arbitrary nor predetermined, and identify mechanisms that energize the upward translation from genes to culture. The authors also assess the properties of genetic evolution of mind within emergent cultural patterns. Lumsden and Wilson explore the rich and sophisticated data of developmental psychology and cognitive science in a fashion that, for the first time, aligns these disciplines with human sociobiology. The authors also draw on population genetics, cultural anthropology, and mathematical physics to set human sociobiology on a predictive base, and so trace the main steps that lead from the genes through human consciousness to culture.
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View a collection of videos on Professor Wilson entitled "On the Relation of Science and the Humanities" In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.
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In this book a master scientist tells the story of how life on earth evolved. Edward O. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse and why that diversity is threatened today as never before. A great spasm of extinction - the disappearance of whole species - is occurring now, caused this time entirely by humans. Unlike the deterioration of the physical environment, which can be halted, the loss of biodiversity is a far more complex problem - and it is irreversible. Defining a new environmental ethic, Wilson explains why we must rescue whole ecosystems, not only individual species. He calls for an end to conservation versus development arguments, and he outlines the massive shift in priorities needed to address this challenge. No writer, no scientist, is more qualified than Edward O. Wilson to describe, as he does here, the grandeur of evolution and what is at stake.
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university professor and author
WILSON, Edward was born on June 10, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of the late Edward Osbome Wilson Senior and of Inez Freeman Huddleston.
Bachelor of Science, University Alabama, 1949. Master of Science, University Alabama, 1950. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Alabama, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Uppsala University, Sweden. Doctor of Science (honorary), Duke University, 1978.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Grinnell College, 1978. Doctor of Science (honorary), University West Florida, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), Lawrence University, 1979.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Fitchburg State College, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), Macalester College, 1990. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1990.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Oxford University, 1993. Doctor of Science (honorary), Ripon College, 1994. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Connecticut, 1995.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Ohio University, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bates College, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), College Wooster, 1997.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Guelph, 1997. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Portland, 1997. Doctor of Science (honorary), Kenyon College, 2002.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University of the South, 2002. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 2004. Doctor of Science (honorary), Clark University, 2005.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hofstra University, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Muhlenburg College, 1998. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yale University, 1998.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Pennsylvania State University. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Bradford College, 1997. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Connecticut College, 2000.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University South Alabama, 2003. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Albion College, 2005. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Puget Sound, 2006.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rockefeller University, 2007. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Williams College, 2007. Doctor of Laws, Simon Fraser University.
Doctor of Laws, Emory University, 2008. Doctor of Laws, Graduate Theological Foundation, 2008. Doctor of Laws, University Mississippi Lavelle, 2008.
DHC, University Madrid Complutense, 1995. DHC, University Montreal, 2004. Doctor rerum naturalium, Universität Würzburg, 2000.
Junior fellow Society Fellows, Harvard University, 1953—1956, faculty, since 1956, Baird professor science, 1976—1994, Pellegrino University professor, 1994—1997, research professor, 1997—2002, curator entomology, 1971—1997, honorary curator entomology, since 1997. Selection committee Guggenheim Foundation, 1982—1989. Board directors World Wildlife Fund, 1983—1994, Organization Tropical Studies, 1984—1991, New York Botanical Garden, 1991—1995, American Museum Natural History, 1992—2002, American Academy Liberal Education, 1993—2004, Nature Conservancy, 1994—2002, Conservation International, since 1997.
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(Long considered one of the most provocative and demanding...)
( The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants render t...)
( Biogeography was stuck in a "natural history phase" dom...)
( View a collection of videos on Professor Wilson entitl...)
( The book that launched a movement: “Wilson speaks with ...)
(This book was digitized and reprinted from the collection...)
(The importance of islands, number of species, and explana...)
(View a video on Professor Wilson entitled On the Relation...)
(The study of ecology and animal population are mixed in t...)
(In this book a master scientist tells the story of how li...)
(The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth by Wilson, ...)
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Author: The Insect Societies, 1971, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, 1975, On Human Nature, 1978 (Pulitzer prize for non-fiction, 1979), Promethean Fire, 1983, Biophilia, 1984, Success and Dominance in Ecosystems, 1990, The Diversity of Life, 1992 (National Wildlife Association award, Deutsche Umweltstiftung Book award, Sir Peter Kent Conservation prize), Naturalist, 1994 (Los Angeles Times Book prize science, 1995), In Search of Nature, 1996, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, 1998 (Forkosch award International Academy Humanism, 2000), Biological Diversity: The Oldest Human Heritage, 1999, The Future of Life, 2002 (Natural World Book prize, United Kingdom, 2002), Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus, 2003 (Julia Ward Howe prize, 2003), From So Simple A Beginning, 2005, Nature Revealed, 2006, The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth, 2006. Author: (with R.H. MacArthur) The Theory of Island Biogeography, 1967. Author: (with C.J. Lumsden) Genes, Mind and Culture, 1981.
Author: (with Bert Holldobler) The Ants, 1990 (Pulitzer prize for non-fiction, 1991), Journey to the Ants, 1994 (Phi Beta Kappa prize science, 1995), The Creation, 2006 (Green Book award, Stevens Institute of Technology Center for Science Writings, 2007), The Superorganism, 2008
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Fellow: Deutsche Akademy Naturforsch, American Philosophical Society (Franklin medal 1998), American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: National Academy of Sciences, Royal Science Society Uppsala (Sweden), Russian Academy of Sciences, Royal Entomological Society (honorary life), Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Royal Society London, Netherlands Entomological Society (honorary life), Royal Society Edinburgh (life), Association Tropical Biology (honorary life), Academy Humanism (honorary life), American Humanist Association (Distinguished Service award 1982, honorary life, Humanist of Year), Zoological Society London (honorary life), Entomological Society of America (Founders Memorial award 1972, L.O. Howard award 1985, honorary life), British Ecological Society (honorary life), American Genetics Association (honorary life), Explorers Club (life, honorary life, medal).
Married Irene Kelley, October 30, 1955. 1 child Catherine Irene.