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He knew he was right : the irrepressible life of James Lovelock and Gaia / John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin.
- Title
- He knew he was right : the irrepressible life of James Lovelock and Gaia / John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin.
- Author
- Gribbin, John R.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Allen Lane, c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | Q143.L88 G75 2009 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Gribbin, Mary
- Description
- xiv, 239 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. This is his definitive authorised biography. Lovelock is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is now established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the environment of the Earth.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-232) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Citation for the Wollaston Medal, awarded to James Lovelock by the Geological Society in 2006 -- Preface: The Edge of Chaos -- Prologue: A Beginner 's Guide to Gaia -- 1. Greenhouse before Gaia -- 2. Child of His Time -- 3. Gaia before Gaia -- 4. Medical Man -- 5. Inventing the Future -- 6. Green Revolutions -- 7. Revelation -- 8. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Strong -- 9. New Beginnings -- 10. Coping with Catastrophe -- Coda: Making an Invention.
- ISBN
- 9781846140167 (hbk.)
- 1846140161 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 276226161
- SCSB-10194483
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library