Homage to Gaia : the life of an independent scientist
This is the story of a life as an independent scientist. James Lovelock tells us the history behind his famous Gaia theory and talks us through his many inventions, including the electron capture detector, and his work for many organizations around the world.
Print Book, English, 2001
1st Oxford University Press pbk. ed View all formats and editions
Oxford University Press, New York, 2001
Biographies
xxiii, 428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
9780198604297, 0198604297
1001902079
1. Childhood; 2. The Long Apprenticeship; 3. Twenty years of Medical Research; 4. The Mill Hill Institute; 5. The First Steps to Independence at Houston, Texas; 6. The Independent Practice of Science; 7. The ECD; 8. The Ozone War; 9. The Quest for Gaia; 10. The Practical Side of Independent Science; 11. Building Your Own Bypass; 12. Three Score Years and Ten and then the Fun Begins; 13. Epilogue; Acknowledgements
Includes index