James Lovelock
English scientist (1919-2022) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 103
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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2022Died26 July 20222009Fonseca PrizeAward2008Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2006Edinburgh MedalAwardWollaston MedalAward2003Companion of HonourAward1997Blue Planet PrizeAward1996International Nonino PrizeAwardVolvo Environment PrizeAward1990Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardDr A. H. Heineken Prize for Environmental SciencesAward1974Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1919Born26 July 1919
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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).
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Lived 1919 to 2022 · aged 103
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Stephen HawkingBoth received Fonseca Prize
Georgina M. MaceBoth received Dr A. H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences