Lovelocks book describes the current state of the worlds environment, the extent and. The author of more than 200 scientific papers, he was elected a fellow of the royal society in 1974. Lovelock is best known for formulating the controversial gaia theory in the 1970s, with ruth margulis of the university of massachusetts, wh. Nell, his mother, started work at in a pickle factory. Lovelocks most popular book is the revenge of gaia. Lovelock has 25 books on goodreads with 163 ratings. A new look at life on earth, the revenge of gaia, the vanishing face of gaia, and a rough ride to the future.
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He is best known for proposing the gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the earth functions as a selfregulating system with a phd in medicine, lovelock began his career performing cryopreservation experiments on rodents, including successfully thawing frozen specimens. A new look at life on earth ebook written by james lovelock. James lovelock called his first proposal the gaia hypothesis. His latest book, novacene, builds on his previous work on the gaia. He has been a fellow of the royal society since 1974. Earth will adjust to these stresses, but the human race faces a severe test. The gaia hypothesis has since been supported by a number of scientific experiments20 and provided a number of useful. James lovelock, in full james ephraim lovelock, born july 26, 1919, letchworth garden city, hertfordshire, england, english chemist, medical doctor, scientific instrument developer, and author best known for the creation and promulgation of the gaia hypothesis, an idea rooted in the notion that all life on earth is part of an entity that regulates earths surficial and atmospheric processes. Lovelock explains that the initial formulation was based on observation, but still lacked a scientific explanation. A new look at life on earth, the ages of gaia and gaia.
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