One of Ball's six favorite books, as shared at the Daily Express:
THE INVENTION OF NATURE by Andrea WulfRead about another book on the list.
This won the Royal Society science book of the year award and it’s the story of Alexander von Humboldt.
Darwin did his voyage with The Beagle because Humboldt had done it.
It was Humboldt who discovered plants grow at different levels on mountains.
It’s the true story of how nature was opened up.
--Marshal Zeringue