
Lovelock and Gaia
Jon Turney(Author)
Icon Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 7. April 2003
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-84046-458-0 (ISBN)
Description
Gaia is a theory of the Earth that has revolutionised how we see this 'pale blue dot': all living things are part of one great organism and life as a whole shapes the planetary environment. Lovelock and Gaia tells how that came about including the theory's long struggle to gain respectability. Opponents dubbed it mere metaphor or myth, suggested that it was either irrefutable or unnecessary, or argued that it was impossible on Darwinian grounds for life to affect environment on a global scale in any way which could be fruitfully coupled with natural selection. It is not yet clear where it will lead but its impact compares with the greatest of scientific revolutions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Duxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84046-458-0 (9781840464580)
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Person
Jon Turney teaches at University College London. Formerly science editor, then features editor of the times Higher Education Supplement, he reviews for New Scientist, the Guardian, the Independent and the New York times. He has been once winner and once runner up for the Association of British Science Writers annual awards.