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美国最早的自然保护学家缪尔,是一个充满矛盾又富有争议的人物。他身为天才的发明家和机械师,却放弃了工业界前程似锦的职业,选择了荒无人烟的旷野;他性格古怪,对大城市和它的纷繁世事毫无兴趣,却成了美国总统和政客们的朋友;他自学成才,却敢于向当时一流的科学家挑战,并证明他们的有些论断是错误的。更令人不可思议的是,他还是一位才华横溢的多产作家。他以不懈的努力帮助建立了国家公园制,使人们意识到自然资源的价值。缪尔于1838年4月21日出生于苏格兰的邓巴,从小受到父亲严格
Muir, the earliest conservationist in the United States, is a contradictory and controversial figure. As a talented inventor and machinist, he abandoned his career in the industry and chose a desolate wilderness. He was eccentric in character, had no interest in the big cities and in its numerous affairs, and became the president of the United States Politician’s friends; he taught himself, but dared to challenge the then-top scientists and proved that some of their assertions were wrong. Even more incredible is that he is a talented and prolific writer. He worked tirelessly to help establish the system of national parks and make people aware of the value of natural resources. Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland, on April 21, 1838, and was strict with his father from childhood