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James Lovelock

English chemist, doctor, and author
Also known as: James Ephraim Lovelock
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James Lovelock (born July 26, 1919, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England—died July 26, 2022, Abbotsbury, Dorset) was an English chemist, medical doctor, scientific instrument developer, and author best known for the creation and promulgation of the Gaia hypothesis, an idea rooted in the notion that all life on Earth is part of an entity that regulates Earth’s surficial and atmospheric processes. Lovelock was also the inventor of several chemical-detecting devices, including the electron-capture detector (ECD)....

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