Gaia

A New Look at Life on Earth

James Lovelock (Independent scientist, environmentalist, and futurist)

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Oxford University Press
30 March 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Sustainability

Series: Oxford Landmark Science

In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Written for non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence in support of a radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that life is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the Earth's living matter influences air, ocean, and rock to form a complex, self-regulating system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life. Since Gaia was first published, Jim Lovelock's hypothesis has become a hotly debated topic in scientific circles. In a new Preface to this edition, he outlines his view of the present state of the debate. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallised big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

By: James Lovelock (Independent scientist environmentalist and futurist)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9780198784883
ISBN 10: 0198784880
Series: Oxford Landmark Science
Publication Date: 30 March 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1: Introductory 2: In the beginning 3: The recognition of Gaia 4: Cybernetics 5: The contemporary atmosphere 6: The sea 7: Gaia and Man: the problem of pollution 8: Living within Gaia 9: Epilogue Definitions and explanations of terms Further reading

Reviews for Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

`Daring, exciting, original.' -- Scientific American`Jim Lovelock, a man as inventive and ingenious as he is lively and unorthodox, places a daring hypothesis before the general reader, a kind of geochemical myth for our time.. [His book] is the exciting personal argument of an original thinker caught in wonder. It wins and repays attention.' -- Scientific American`Lovelock writes beautifully. A book that is both original and well written is indeed a bonus. Only a genius thinks of the obvious, and Lovelock deserves to be described as a genius.' -- New Scientist`The breath-taking sweep of his central idea - that the earth is a living, self-regulating organism - poses the most dramatic challenge to scientists, politicians, and environmentalists.' -- Jonathon Porritt