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The Many Lives of James Lovelock: Science, Secrets and Gaia Theory

By (author) Jonathan Watts

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN AWARD 'Splendid' GUARDIAN 'Utterly fascinating' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'A scientific life as dissonant as it was remarkable' FINANCIAL TIMES Drawing together the many influences which shaped his life and thinking, The Many Lives of James Lovelock is a unique biography of one of the most important scientists of the modern age and the father of Gaia Theory. Based on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of the fascinating, sometimes contradictory man who changed the way we see the world.

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Dispatched in aprox 4-8 weeks as local supplier is out of stock
Publisher | Canongate Books
Published date | 11 Sep 2025
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 320
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 222g
ISBN | 978-1-8372-6087-4
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / science & technology


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