Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth - Couverture souple

Lovelock, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192862189 ISBN 13 : 9780192862181

Editeur : OUP Oxford, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Lovelock James

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that living matter is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the earth's living matter air, ocean, and land surfaces forms a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, many of Jim Lovelock's predictions have come true and his theory has become a hotly argued topic in scientific circles. In a new Preface to this reissued title, he outlines his present state of the debate.

Biographie de l'auteur :

James Lovelock is an independent scientist, inventor, and author. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and in 1990 was awarded the first Amsterdam Prize for the Environment by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. One of his inventions is the electron capture detector, which was important in the development of environmental awareness. It revealed for the first time the ubiquitous distribution of pesticide residues. He co-operated with NASA and some of his inventions were adopted in their programme of planetary exploration.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: OUP Oxford
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0192862189
• ISBN 13: 9780192862181
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176