It is time to put to rest the popular misconception of Thoreau as a primitive naturalist who shunned science and society. His naturalistic tendencies sprang from science and technology, and he used the energy and work he put into his studies of nature, thriving on his work as a surveyor and pencil maker in order to produce natural history writing throughout his career. An exhibit on display at Gordon Library at WPI campus complements this report.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Los, Michael Jonathan.
• O'Brien, Daniel James.
• Lund, James Craig.

Subject

• Culture
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00B020I

Keyword

• History

Advisor

• Ljungquist, Kent P.
• Mott, Wesley T.

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-12-04