The Many Lives of James Lovelock

Jonathan Watts

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Drawing together the many influences which shaped his life and thinking, ‘The Many Lives of James Lovelock’ is a unique biography of one of the most important scientists of the modern age and the father of Gaia theory. Based on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of a fascinating, sometimes contradictory man.

ISBN: 9781837260874 Category:

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

‘Splendid’ GUARDIAN
‘Utterly fascinating’ ROBERT MACFARLANE
‘A scientific life as dissonant as it was remarkable’ FINANCIAL TIMES

Drawing together the many influences which shaped his life and thinking, The Many Lives of James Lovelock is a unique biography of one of the most important scientists of the modern age and the father of Gaia Theory.

Based on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of a fascinating, sometimes contradictory man.

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

320

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

509.2 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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