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Renowned Scientist James Lovelock dies aged 103: First proposed the Gaia hypothesis – Reversed belief in ‘global warming’ – Declared: ‘I’m not sure the whole thing isn’t crazy’

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  • James Lovelock has died on his 103rd birthday, his family has revealed
  • He died last night surrounded by his family from complications releated to fall
  • He first proposed the Gaia hypothesis in the 1970s, which saw Earth itself as a complex, self-regulating system that created and maintained the conditions for life on the planet

    James Lovelock, the environmental scientist who first proposed the Gaia hypothesis, has died on his 103rd birthday.

    Lovelock’s wife and children said Wednesday that he died the previous evening ‘in his home surrounded by his family,’ from complications related to a fall.

    His contribution to environmental science included developing a device to measure ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons in the atmosphere and pollutants in air, soil and water.

 

The family said until six months ago Lovelock 'was still able to walk along the coast near his home in Dorset and take part in interviews, but his health deteriorated after a bad fall earlier this year'

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The family said until six months ago Lovelock ‘was still able to walk along the coast near his home in Dorset and take part in interviews, but his health deteriorated after a bad fall earlier this year’

His family said until six months ago Lovelock ‘was still able to walk along the coast near his home in Dorset and take part in interviews, but his health deteriorated after a bad fall earlier this year.’

What is the Gaia hypothesis?

The Gaia hypothesis – first proposed in the 70s – doesn’t claim that the earth is actually ‘alive’ – but that all living organisms and their non-living surroundings are bound together into a ‘system’ that maintains the conditions for life.

It was initially scorned by scientists, but is now being seriously investigated by Earth scientists and scientists in other disciplines – observing how the evolution of life contributed to the stability of temperature and ocean salinity.

It’s also inspired various political and religious movements – with many interpreting the hypothesis as a claim that the Earth actually is alive.

A full statement posted on Twitter reads: ‘Our beloved James Lovelock died yesterday in his home surrounded by his family on his 103rd birthday.

‘To the world, he was best known as a scientific pioneer, climate prophet and conceiver of the Gaia Theory.

‘To us he was a loving husband and wonderful father with a boundless sense of curiosity, a mischievous sense of humour, and a passion for nature.

‘Up until six months ago, he was still able to walk along the coast near his home in Dorset and take part in interviews, but his health deteriorated after a bad fall earlier this year.

‘He passed away at 21:55 of complications related to the fall. The funeral will be private. There will be a public memorial service later. The family requests privacy at this time.’

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