The classic works by the renowned Russian scientist who published the
first edition of The Biosphere in 1926. This unabridged translation is
made from the 1944 edition and translated from the Russian alongside his
other most important book Essays on Geochemistry. In these two
volumes, Vernadsky details humanity's impact on the living systems of
the planet and concludes with his vision of the noösphere, a sphere of
human intelligence.