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Loading... Homage to Gaia: The Life of an Independent Scientistby James Lovelock
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Homenaje a Gaia. Vida de un científico independiente es la extraordinaria autobiografía del gran científico inglés James Lovelock, conocido en particular por su "teoría Gaia". no reviews | add a review
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James Lovelock tells the fascinating story of his life as an independent scientist and how he came to develop his inventions and theories. He has filed more than 50 patents, including one for the electron capture detector that was important in the development of environmental awareness, inconnection with both the detection of pesticide residues in the environment and the discovery of the global distribution of CFCs. He also tells us about the work he has done for organizations such as NASA, the Ministry of Defence, The Marine Biological Association, and many companies such as Shelland Hewlett Packard. From his childhood days in east London to a job as a lab assistant - his first crucial steps to becoming a scientist, from chemistry at Manchester University to the Medical Research Council during World War II, his voyage to the Arctic, taking his family to America, returning toEngland and fighting to save the ozone layer, his quest for gaia, then into the nineties and a stream of awards, including a CBE from the Queen. James Lovelock has led a fulfilling life and has been widely recognized by the international scientific community. No library descriptions found. |
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