James Lovelock
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James Ephraim Lovelock was an English independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system.
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Electron capture detector developed by Lovelock in the Science Museum, London![Reconstructed time-series of atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11[28]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/AYool_CFC-11_history.png/1280px-AYool_CFC-11_history.png)
Reconstructed time-series of atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11[28]
The study of planetary habitability is partly based upon extrapolation from knowledge of the Earth's conditions, as the Earth is the only planet currently known to harbour life (The Blue Marble, 1972 Apollo 17 photograph).
Lovelock in 2005Awards 14
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Connected to James 6
Roger PenroseAlso won Fonseca Prize
David HarveyAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Kent
AdunisAlso won International Nonino Prize
Angus DeatonAlso won honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh
Susan SolomonAlso won Volvo Environment Prize
Margaret MacMillanAlso won Order of the Companions of HonourAbout this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2022 · aged 103
Wikipedia
31 languages
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