About the book: 1979 / In terms of the breadth of his scientific horizons and the variety of scientific discoveries, Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky stands, perhaps, apart from other great naturalists of our time. Molecular crystal structures, planetary geochemical shells, the history of minerals and geospheres, the movement of the Earth’s chemical elements, the geological role of “living matter” in the history of the planet, the doctrine of the biosphere - this is a brief list of the range of scientific interests of the scientist-thinker, whose ideas become increasingly larger over time relevance. Popular science book for a wide range of readers.