Life stories : world-renowned scientists reflect on their lives and on the future of life on earth / edited by Heather Newbold.

Date:
2000
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, 2000.

Physical description

xii, 234 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

Contributors

Contents

Gaia, our living earth / James Lovelock.-- Life-support systems / Paul Ehrlich.-- Primary producers / Peter Raven.-- Biological diversity / Thomas Lovejoy.-- The nature of things / David Suzuki.-- Toxic food web / George M. Woodwell.-- Water pollution / Ruth Patrick.-- Marine biodiversity / Elliott Norse.-- Nature conservancy / Max Nicholson.-- World Conservation Union / Martin Holdgate.-- Ozone hole / Sherwood Rowland.-- Climate change / John Firor.-- Worldwatch / Lester Brown.-- Global security / Norman Myers.-- The end / Joseph Rotblat.-- Union of Concerned Scientists' warnings / Henry Kendall.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    AOX /NEW
    		Open shelves

Permanent link

Identifiers

ISBN

  • 0520211146
  • 0520218965