Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

J. E. Lovelock

ISBN 10: 0192860305 / ISBN 13: 9780192860309

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1987

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Inhaltsangabe:

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the life of 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 the 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 which has the capacity to keep 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 revised impression, he outlines the present state of the debate.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: About the Author:
Jim Lovelock, an independent scientist and, since 1974, a Fellow of the Royal Society, worked on the NASA space program. He is a Visiting Professor of Cybernetics at Reading University and inventor of the electron capture detector.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket