The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions to shape tomorrow's world /

Mann, Charles C.,

The wizard and the prophet : two remarkable scientists and their dueling visions to shape tomorrow's world / Charles C. Mann. - x, 616 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"A Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-584) and index.

One law -- State of the species -- Two men -- The prophet -- The wizard -- Four elements -- Earth: food -- Water: freshwater -- Fire: energy -- Air: climate change -- Two men -- The prophet -- The wizard -- One future -- The edge of the petri dish.

Presents two influential scientists, William Vogt (1902-1968), and Norman Borlaug (1914-2009), whose diametrically opposed views shaped modern understandings about the environment and related public policies.

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Vogt, William, 1902-1968.
Borlaug, Norman E. 1914-2009.


Environmental sciences--History--20th century.
Food security.
Water security.
Energy security.
Climatic changes.
Environmentalists--United States--Biography.


Biographies.

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