James E. Lovelock

(1919–2022) Chemist

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James E. Lovelock was a chemist.

Quick Facts About James E. Lovelock

Born: July 26, 1919
Died: July 26, 2022
Profession: Chemist

About James E. Lovelock

[Wikidata] English scientist (1919–2022)... | [Wikipedia] James Ephraim Lovelock 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.

Quotes by James E. Lovelock

“mistakes subject to so discerning and public a post‐mortem as weather forecasters.”

James E. Lovelock

Failure

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“I find it sad, but all too human, that there are vast bureaucracies concerned about nuclear waste, huge organizations devoted to decommissioning…

James E. Lovelock

Carbon dioxide

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“To expect sustainable development or a trust in business as usual to be viable policies is like expecting a lung cancer victim…

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Business

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“I call Gaia a physiological system because it appears to have the unconscious goal of regulating the climate and the chemistry at…

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Goals

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“Unfortunately, we are a species with schizoid tendencies, and like an old lady who has to share her house with a growing…

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Old lady

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“We are no more qualified to be the stewards or developers of the Earth than are goats to be gardeners.”

James E. Lovelock

Programming

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“inheritance to see other living things as mainly something to eat, and we care more about our national tribe than anything else.…

James E. Lovelock

Life

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“the IPCC now spoke comfortably of consensus and endorsed those mysterious concepts of sustainability and energy that renewed itself. We even thought…

James E. Lovelock

Environment

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