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James Ephraim Lovelock (26 July 1919 – 26 July 2022) was an English independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis , which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system.
James Lovelock called his first proposal the Gaia hypothesis but has also used the term Gaia theory. Lovelock states that the initial formulation was based on observation, but still lacked a scientific explanation. The Gaia hypothesis has since been supported by a number of scientific experiments [45] and provided a number of useful predictions ...
Schematic diagram of the anti-CLAW hypothesis (Lovelock, 2006) [1] The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back – and How We Can Still Save Humanity (2006) is a book by James Lovelock . Some editions of the book have a different, less optimistic subtitle: Earth's Climate Crisis and the Fate of Humanity .
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A Lovelock was popular amongst European "men of fashion" from the end of the 16th century until well into the 17th century. The lovelock was a long lock of hair , often plaited ( braided ) and made to rest over the left shoulder (the heart side) to show devotion to a loved one.
Daisyworld is the name of a model developed by Andrew Watson and James Lovelock (published in 1983) to demonstrate how organisms could inadvertently regulate their environment. [1] The model simulates a fictional planet (called Daisyworld ) which is experiencing slow global warming due to the brightening of the Sun.
Jack Lovelock breaking the finishing line at the Summer Olympic Games 1936 in Berlin. In 1932—by then holder of the British Empire record for the mile, at 4:12.0—Lovelock competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and placed 7th in the final of the 1500 metres event, won by Luigi Beccali of Italy.
William Lovelock (13 March 1899 – 26 June 1986) [1] was an English classical composer and pedagogue who spent many years in Australia. He was the first Director of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane , and later became the chief music critic for The Courier-Mail newspaper while developing an independent career as a composer.