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James Lovelock near a tree looking to the side

The Earth is seen almost fully illuminated by the Sun against the pitch black of Space.

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"There are many people who think he has had more impact on our understanding of the Earth than any other singular scientist through the 20th century."

James Lovelock at work in lab in 1960s

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James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis standing in the garden looking at camera

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"For the longest time, Richard Dawkins was their mutual nemesis."

James Lovelock speaking publicly

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"He was a free thinker who thought outside the box … and had hard core scientific credentials."

A device created in 1960 by James Lovelock called an electron capture device

"We need Jim's way of thinking now more than ever, if we are to get out of a climate and ecological crisis of our own making."
James Lovelock poses with a homemade Gas Chromatography device

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