Homage to gaia

The life of an independent scientist

James Lovelock

428 pages, parution le 15/06/2001

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Résumé

The fascinating story of a life as an independent scientist. James Lovelock tells us the history behind his famous Gaia theory and talks us through his many inventions including the electron capture detector, and his work for many organizations around the world. His contribution to environmental awareness, detection of pesticide residues, global distribution of CFC's has made him widely recoginised by the international scientific community.

Table of Contents

1 Childhood
2 The Long Apprenticeship
3 Twenty years of Medical Research
4 The Mill Hill Institute
5 The First Steps to Independence at Houston, Texas
6 The Independent Practice of Science
7 The ECD
8 The Ozone War
9 The Quest for Gaia
10 The Practical Side of Independent Science
11 Building Your Own Bypass
12 Three Score Years and Ten and then the Fun Begins
13 Epilogue
Acknowledgements

L'auteur - James Lovelock

Médecin, cybernéticien et biologiste anglais, James Lovelock est notamment l'auteur de Les Âges de Gaïa (Robert Laffont, 1990), Gaïa. Une médecine pour la planète (Sang de la terre, 2001) et La Revanche de Gaïa. Pourquoi la Terre riposte-t-elle ? (Flammarion, 2007).

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	James Lovelock
Parution	15/06/2001
Nb. de pages	428
Format	13 x 19,6
Couverture	Broché
Poids	515g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780198604297
ISBN13	978-0-19-860429-7