Author photo. Thomas Eisner combined the observational skills of Charles Darwin with an inquisitiveness that caused him to look far beyond superficial characteristics. (Cornell University)

Thomas Eisner combined the observational skills of Charles Darwin with an inquisitiveness that caused him to look far beyond superficial characteristics. (Cornell University)

Thomas Eisner (1929–2011)

Author of For Love of Insects

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For Love of Insects 123 copies, 2 reviews
Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and Other… 27 copies, 1 review
Animal behavior : readings from Scientific American 11 copies
Eisner's World: Life through Many Lenses 3 copies
Chemical ecology : the chemistry of biotic interaction 3 copies
Chromatic Fantasy: Leaves in the Midst of Change 2 copies

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Eisner, Thomas

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Date of birth

1929-06-29

Date of death

2011-03-25

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Berlin, Germany

Place of death

Ithaca, New York, USA

Places of residence

New York, New York, USA

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Education

Harvard University (1951)

Harvard University, doctorate, insect physiology, (1955)

Occupations

biologist

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Awards and honors

National Medal of Science ( [1994])

Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science (2005)

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