21st Century Science & Technology celebrates 150 years of Vernadsky with this two-volume anthology. This volume, The Noösphere, contains original translations of Vladimir Vernadsky's work, as well as historical and scientific articles regarding the work of this great scientist.
CONTENTS:
Introduction // 150 Years of Vernadsky: A Scientist for Mankind's Future - by Meghan Rouillard
Translation // The Transition From The Biosphere To The Noösphere - From Scientific Thought as a Planetary Phenomenon (1938)
Article // The "Greening" of Vladimir Vernadsky: How The Russellites Sabotage Science - by William Jones
Translation // The Evolution of Species & Living Matter - Appendix to The Biosphere (1928)
Article // Biospheric Energy-Flux Density - by Benjamin Deniston
Translation // Human Autotrophy (1925)
Translation // Some Words About The Noösphere (1943)
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Happy #EarthDay2022 to Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky, whose 1926 book "Biosfera" showed us the true shape of the place that means so much to us: the #biosphere, the ancient, durable and very thin layer of life at Earth's outer edge. #biodiversity #Protect30x30 #50x50 https://t.co/arvZBnKUdx
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But Herbert was probably aware of the work of Soviet biologist Vladimir Vernadsky whose book The Biosphere (written in 1926!) argued that life is the geological force that shapes the Earth. Vernadsky is a Russian legend but less known in the west 3/ https://t.co/36nxz4l7Al