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The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts

Book of the Week. Jonathan Watts's definitive and revelatory biography of the controversial polymath scientist and inventor, best known as the co-creator of the Gaia Theory.

Radio 4,5 episodes

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Episode 1
The life of the extraordinary, controversial polymath scientist and inventor, 1919-2022.
24 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 2
Wartime work means finding a compromise with his Quaker principles, he also finds a wife.
25 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 3
Lovelock’s invention of the electron capture detector (ECD) was a scientific revolution.
26 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 4
The formulation of the Gaia Theory was met with scepticism by many.
27 Feb 2025,14 mins
Episode 5
Controversy and disappointment dogged Lovelock’s later years.
28 Feb 2025,14 mins

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The Many Lives of James Lovelock by Jonathan Watts

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