Originator of Gaia theory and inventor of the electron capture detector
The Revenge of Gaia is a scientific book by esteemed scientist James Lovelock which discusses the effect human activity is having on the planet and what (if anything) can be done to halt the damage we have already caused. Lovelock proposes radical theories that contrast markedly with ‘traditional green’ thinking as well as forecasting in …
By James E. Lovelock, Bowerchalke, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts. England and Lynn Margulis, Department of Biology, Boston University, 2, Cummington Street, Boston, Mass., USA. Published in Tellus XXVI (1974), 1-2. Manuscript received May 8 1973; revised version August 20, 1973. Abstract. During the time, 3.2 x 109 years, that life has been present on Earth, the physical and chemical conditions …
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By J. E. Lovelock, Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, Reading, UK, and A. J. Watson, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, U.K. Published in Planet. Space Sci., Vol. 30, No. 8, pp. 795-802, 1982. (Received 12 September 1981) Paper presented at the IAMAP / ICPAE Symposium “Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres”, 17-18 August 1981, …
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By James E. Lovelock, Coombe Mill, St. Giles on the Heath, Launceston, Cornwall, England. Copyright 1989 by the American Geophysical Union. Published in Reviews of Geophysics 17, 11 May 1989, pages 215-222. Abstract. The Gaia hypothesis postulates that the climate and chemical composition of the Earth’s surface environment is, and has been, regulated at a …
A Rough Ride to the Future is a Lovelock book which discusses humanity’s role in maintaining the Earth during this period of extensive climate change. As usual his writing is framed within his Gaia theory and is designed to provoke discussion.
The Ecologist podcasts recorded at the Science Media Centre, 28 November 2006, as 13 .mp3 files each several minutes long. ‘‘James Lovelock, the world famous scientist and environmentalist behind ‘Gaia’ theory (the view of the earth as an entirely interlinked system), speaks to journalists about ‘global heating’, nuclear power, and why Siberian real-estate might be a …
Speech by James Lovelock to the International Conference in Paris, 21 – 22 March 2005. It seems probable that we face huge environmental disturbances as this century evolves. Of course, there are no certainties about the future, only probabilities; there might be a series of large volcanoes interrupting that sequence, or the United States might act by …
This is a draft copy of the lecture delivered to a public meeting of the Royal Society, 29 October 2007. Most of you will know by now the main conclusions of the greatly respected Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s, 2007 report and I am sure that we all are proud that they were awarded this …
Talk at the Geological Society of London, on 5 May 2011. This building was once part of Burlington House and owned by the Duke of Devonshire. In 1850 it was bought by the Government and made into a centre for the Arts and Sciences. The main house was shared by the two Royal Academies for …
James Lovelock: A man for all seasons John Gray on James Lovelock, published in the New Statesman on 27 March 2013. ‘‘Lovelock has sometimes been portrayed as a prophet of doom. That picture has nothing in common with the man I have known for many years. Cheerful, humorous and life-affirming, he is a passionate talker – and …