Author Profile

James Lovelock

James Lovelock is the inventor of the microwave oven, the electron capture detector and the Gaia hypothesis. He is the author of Gaia, The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine (Gaia Books, £16.99). His autobiography Homage to Gaia is published by Oxford Press.

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MAKING PEACE WITH GAIA • James Lovelock

Issue 238 • September/October 2006 • Celebrating 40 Years of Resurgence > Gaian Science

Through our intelligence and communication networks, human beings are the nervous system of the planet.

AT WAR WITH THE EARTH • James Lovelock

Issue 228 • January/February 2005 • Gaia and Global Change > Feature Articles

Urgent action is required to deal with the emergency of global warming.

WHAT IS GAIA? • James Lovelock

Issue 211 • March/April 2002 • A sense of belonging > Science

Gaia theory gives a new view of evolution.

AT THE SERVICE OF THE EARTH • James Lovelock

Issue 206 • May/June 2001 • The Earth is all the home we have > Science

Gaia theory embraces intuitive science.

HOMAGE TO GAIA • James Lovelock

Issue 202 • September/October 2000 • Homage to Gaia > Feature Articles

Memoirs of an independent scientist.

TRAVELS WITH AN ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTOR • James Lovelock

Issue 187 • March/April 1998 • Pilgrimage to Tibe > Feature Articles

Science can still be a vocation, not just a career. Something that can be done even at home.

A MODEST INHERITANCE • James Lovelock

Issue 181 • March/April 1997 • Land reform in Britain > Feature Articles

In the event of a world catastrophe, future generations will need a book of knowledge to guide them rebuilding civilization.