James Lovelock, famed UK scientist behing 'Gaia' theory, dies at 103


A file picture of James Lovelock posing with one of his early inventions, a homemade Gas Chromatography device, used for measuring gas and molecules present in the atmosphere. Photo: AP

LONDON: Influential British scientist James Lovelock, famed for his Gaia hypothesis and pioneering work on climate change, has died at the age of 103, his family announced Wednesday (July 27).

The legendary scientist's family said in a statement that Lovelock died on Tuesday (July 26) on his 103rd birthday as the result of complications from a fall.

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