Homage to Gaia

The Life of an Independent Scientist

James Lovelock (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2014 | Main
Souvenir Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-285-64255-3 (ISBN)

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In this revised and updated edition, James Lovelock describes how he became one of the worlds greatest thinkers. From his childhood in south London to his first steps as a scientist, his work with organisations as diverse as NASA, Shell and the Marine Biological Association, Homage to Gaia describes the years of travel and work that led to Lovelock's crucial scientific breakthroughs in environmental awareness. From Lovelock's discovery of how CFCs are distributed globally and their impact on the ozone layer to the concept of Gaia, the theory that the Earth is a self-regulating system.

Lovelock's quest for Gaia led to the founding of the Green movement and created a theory that is now the basis for almost all climate science.

Homage to Gaia is essential, if at times uncomfortable, reading for anyone interested in the interaction between science and the environment. It is the personal account of the extraordinary life of one of the most influential writers of the twentieth-century.

James Lovelock is the originator of the Gaia theory and one of the major influences on the ecology movement. He has been on of the world'd leading scientific thinkers since the 1970s and was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Discovery Lifetime award in 2001.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2014
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 232 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-285-64255-3 / 0285642553
ISBN-13	978-0-285-64255-3 / 9780285642553
Zustand	Neuware