Read more
Klappentext A vibrant celebration of humanity's search for knowledge. Thirty years ago Rolex created the biennial Awards for Enterprise to honor outstanding individual achievements in the realms of science and nature, invention and discovery, culture and heritage. Out of thousands of contenders, ten people are singled out for their dedicated and passionate contributions around the world. Past projects have included a system to prevent collisions between whales and ships, a plan to protect the Amazonian rainforest, and the reintroduction of rare wild horses into Mongolia. Filled with photographs and accessible texts by an international team of journalists, this book commemorates the unique and life-enhancing projects of the most recent award winners. 200) color illustrations. Vorwort An illustrated celebration of an overlooked or undiscovered aspect of the natural or human world Zusammenfassung Thirty years ago Rolex created the biennial Awards for Enterprise to honour outstanding individual achievements in th realms of science and nature, invention and discovery, culture and heritage. Out of thousands of contenders, ten people are singled out for their dedicated and passionate contributions around the world. Past winning schemes have included a system to prevent collisions between whales and ships; a plan to protect the Amazonian rainforest; and the reintroduction of rare wild horses into Mongolia. Packed with photographs and accessible texts by a top team of international journalists, this book commemorates the unique and lifeenhancing projects of the most recent award-winners. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword • Introduction • The Five Laureates, each with c.14 pages of photographs and texts devoted to their projects • The Five Associate Laureates, each with c.6 pages of texts and photographs
