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Shpol'Skii Spectroscopy and Other Site Selection Methods: Applications in Environmental Analysis, Bioanalytical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
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Recent technological breakthroughs, most notably in the field of lasers as well as detection and data processing, have made it possible to apply high-resolution molecular spectroscopy to such areas as environmental science, bioanalysis, and chemical physics. This book describes recent advances and applications of high-resolution molecular spectroscopy in low temperature solid matrices.
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Scientists Debate Gaia is a multidisciplinary reexamination of the Gaia hypothesis, which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. The Gaia hypothesis holds that Earth's physical and biological processes are linked to form a complex, self-regulating system and that life has affected this system over time. Until a few decades ago, most of the earth sciences viewed the planet through disciplinary lenses: biology, chemistry, geology, atmospheric and ocean studies. The Gaia hypothesis, on the other hand, takes a very broad interdisciplinary approach. Its most controversial aspect suggests that life actively participates in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends in a way that optimizes the conditions for life. Despite intial dismissal of the Gaian approach as New Age philosophy, it has today been incorporated into mainstream interdisciplinary scientific theory, as seen in its strong influence on the field of Earth System Science. Scientists Debate Gaia provides a fascinating, multi-faceted examination of Gaia as science and addresses significant criticism of, and changes in, the hypothesis since its introduction.
In the book, 53 contributors explore the scientific, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of Gaia. They address such topics as the compatibility of natural selection and Gaian processes, Gaia and the "thermodynamics of life," the role of computer models in Gaian science (from James Lovelock's famous but controversial "Daisyworld" to more sophisticated models that use the techniques of artificial life), pre-Socratic precedents for the idea of a "Living Earth," and the climate of the Amazon Basin as a Gaian system.
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James Lovelock tells the fascinating story of his life as an independent scientist and how he came to develop his inventions and theories. He has filed more than 50 patents, including one for the electron capture detector that was important in the development of environmental awareness, in connection with both the detection of pesticide residues in the environment and the discovery of the global distribution of CFCs. He also tells us about the work he has done for organizations such as NASA, the Ministry of Defence, The Marine Biological Association, and many companies such as Shell and Hewlett Packard. From his childhood days in east London to a job as a lab assistant - his first crucial steps to becoming a scientist, from chemistry at Manchester University to the Medical Research Council during World War II, his voyage to the Arctic, taking his family to America, returning to England and fighting to save the ozone layer, his quest for gaia, then into the nineties and a stream of awards, including a CBE from the Queen. James Lovelock has led a fulfilling life and has been widely recognized by the international scientific community.
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His autobiography, written at age 80. 4.3 stars.......2006-01-21
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This is his autobiography, written at age 80. Lovelock is best-known for formulating the Gaia hypothesis, that the Earth is, metaphorically, a global superorganism: life regulates its environment to be more favorable for life, by the familiar and everyday process of natural selection. For example, a higher CO2 level in the atmosphere will result in more luxuriant plant growth, which will lower the CO2 content [1].
Lovelock, who has a Ph.D in medicine, had a long career as a working scientist and inventor. He invented the exquisitely-sensitive electron-capture detector, and used it to pioneer measuurements of fluorocarbons in the atmosphere, work which led to the banning of Freon as a hazard to the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere.
Lovelock is appropriately skeptical about the rhetorical excesses in the "Ozone Wars", and deplores the continued misuse of science in environmemtalism-as-religion. He's well-aware of the misuse of his Gaia "earth-mother" metaphor by muddle-headed New Agers, but gave numerous lectures to religious groups at the time the Gaia hypothesis was struggling for scientific respectability, which couldn't have helped his case. Lovelock himself is an agnostic, a fiercely-independent iconoclast, and an old-fashioned, very British eccentric scholar.
Lovelock spent most of his career as an independent scientist and consultant, a difficult path for a research scientist but one which suited his personality -- and his desire to live and work in a rural setting. He's an interesting man and an influential scientist. His memoir is somewhat repetitive and overlong, and he sometimes sounds like a querulous old fart -- but if you have admired Lovelock's scientific work, you will enjoy reading about his life.
Lovelock himself is a science-fiction fan -- as was William Golding, a neighbor who named the Gaia hypothesis. Lovelock co-wrote one science-fiction (sort-of) novel, _The Greening of Mars_ -- and his critics gleefully (and unfairly) labelled his Gaia work as science-fantasy. His work has held up pretty well, and his ideas are becoming mainstream in the earth and life-sciences -- though many of his successors avoid the "tainted" Gaia label.
Lovelock's memoir has an interesting account of his progress from an unquestioning young Socialist in the 1930's to an admirer of Lady Thatcher. His uncritical admiration for the British National Health Service continues, even after a disastrous operation that permanently damaged his urethra, apparently due to a 'labour action' by the union at his hospital. Oddly enough.
Lovelock is currently campaigning for nuclear power, as a way out of global-warming. His book has kind words for the industries he's worked in, especially Shell Oil. My kind of Green.
Lovelock's official website: http://www.ecolo.org/lovelock/lovebioen.htm
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[1] --eventually. This feedback mechanism clearly doesn't operate quickly enough to control fossil-fuel CO2 emissions.
Review copyright 2006 by Peter D. Tillman
A life for Gaia theory.......2005-11-14
At once an autobiography and the biography of Gaia Theory. The concept that has defined the life of the author is that the world is a complex living organism, this means that the life story of this very interesting and brilliant man shares also the development of his controversial theory. Written in a very human and honest style, with only general scientific information which makes the book perfect for all readers.
Science is about creating yourself.......2003-09-04
This book is a brilliant illustration of George Bernard Shaw's philosophy: "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." As a professional scientist struggling to reconcile the freedom of thought required to produce truly innovative research and the constraints of institutional science, I found this book very stimulating. Lovelock's depiction of a bright, adventurous, and independent scientific path will be a wonderful inspiration to all vocational scientists.
The Life of an Independent Scientist.......2003-08-18
This is a remarkable book by and about a remarkable man. Big science is now the norm so that few working scientists manage to survive on their own. But Jim Lovelock not only survived but was responsible for a number of outstanding scientific achievements.
I met Jim when he was a consultant to Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in the 1970's. I was a physicist with an intense interest in all things biological, and in charge of the scientists and engineers devising instruments to try to detect life on Mars. Jim immediately impressed me with his quiet manner and understanding of the problems. A year later, I visited his laboratory in his cottage at Bowerchalke, near Salisbury, England and met his first wife, Helen.
This book is autobiographical, discussing in depth his early life and how he gradually became so well regarded in the scientific community that he was sought after as a consultant around the world. I can hear Jim's voice in this book. Peter Simmonds, who worked with Jim in Britain and at JPL once said, "Jim carries a little bird on his shoulder who tells him exactly what to say." It seemed like that when he was able to make a pungent comment clearing up a difficulty that had plagued us for days.
This is a remarkable book as it tells with great clarity what Jim thought of many of the people he worked with. The names include many of the great scientists working on the environment and other problems of the age. He's kind in his assessment of some of them, I think.
Read this book if you want to understand what makes a great scientist: ability, knowledge, study, intuition and imagination. Read it as a gripping story of one man's life as an independent scientist. Read it, also, to learn how much Jim contributed to our understanding of the world's environment as we know it today.
Dennis Le Croissette, Ph.D.
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A book of treasures.......2006-02-03
I've long been an admirer of Freeman Dyson, even had lunch with him once a few years ago, and have read a few of his other books in the past. This relatively recent collection of essays includes things written all through his life, and provides a wonderful perspective on Dyson as a person, and his amazing view of the world. From a short story written as a child (the "Eros" part) to an account of an almost spiritual experience associated with a mugging in Washington DC, from Dyson's insights into bureaucratic mismanagement (the practical "plan A" vs. the prestigious "plan B" - guess what wins) to a collection of letters home about his good friend Dick Feynman, reading these pieces is illuminating and envigorating.
If only the world could have more Freeman Dysons...........2000-02-17
The mathmatician / physicist Freeman Dyson is a Professor Emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton university. His career has distinguished him as a top notch scientist who is brilliant, insightful, and perhaps most important, a kind and gentle fellow. From Eros To Gaia deals with many concerns facing scientists today. Eros is the Greek term for the highest love, and Gaia is the Greek name for the life-giving mother earth. Dyson's resolve is that we must respect both if we are to continue are sojourn on this planet as a species. I believe he is correct.
Dyson explains how well-intentioned scientific projects get corrupted by politics so much that their outcomes and results are many times enervated by sundry extraneous issues and agendas. He also discusses how he thinks higher education could be improved via the institution of fresh approaches and schemes. As an added bonus, Feynman's legions of admirers will be delighted by the stories of he & Dyson's friendship.
This work is filled with remarkable clarity of thought & truly conveys majesty of this remarkable man's perspective on the world. I have the cassette version of this title & on it Dyson narrates the book himself. He has a pleasant voice & I would recommend this medium for Dyson's fans out there.
feynman kind...........1999-10-25
This british-born oldman is really a great thinker,the feynman kind. Especially,his opinion about institutions, everybody with a completed brain must read it, we can see the light of the future of this planet.
Three dozen interesting essays.......1997-06-02
Physicist and philosopher Freeman Dyson writes about science, scientists, politics, arms control, nature and humanity. Includes book reviews, biographical sketches, obituaries, book introductions, and more.
Some of the pieces would be best enjoyed by physicists and scientists; most are very accessible. A few are incredibly profound.
--Stefan Jones
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Scientists on GAIA
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The Gaia hypothesis suggests that life is an active participant in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends. Scientists on Gaia is a multidisciplinary exploration of this controversial hypothesis, which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. Forty-four contributions detail the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical foundations of Gaia, mechanisms through which planet-wide homeostasis could occur, applicability of the hypothesis to planets other than Earth, possible destabilization by outside forces, and public policy implications.
Stephen H. Schneider, a climatologist, is Senior Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. Penelope J. Boston, a biologist, is a founder of Complex Systems Research, Lafayette, Colorado.
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Homage to Gaia : An article from: The Ecologist
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- Disorganized trash, really confusing......
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Nonadiabatic Transition: Concepts, Basic Theories and Applications
Hiroki Nakamura
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Disorganized trash, really confusing.............2003-01-29
Although non-adiabatic transition is one of the very first phenomena discovered in the early days of Quantum Mechanics (1932),typically by Landau,Zener and Stueckelberg,I think this book is one of the first to ever been published on this very important and multidisciplinary topic.
So I was pretty excited about purchasing this book since I am a Graduate student in the field of Quantum Molecular Dynamics where Nonadiabatic Transitions are very important to consider.
Unfortunately, the author (Nakamura) fails to bring any kind of interest to the subject from the very first chapter.I think the main problem is the major lacking regarding the definition of variables in formulas (that seems to appear from nowhere).It makes it very frustating to even follow the author on some simple topics such as the Landau-Zener formula for a scattering two channel system or on semi-classical analysis and WKB method.
Most of the work in this book is consisting of Nakamura's previous publication in Journals such as JCP and Journal of Mathematical Physics.So if you are an expert in the field,I suggested to read the papers instead of purchasing this over-expensive book.For those who doesn't understand the papers,do not purchase this book either since the explanations are quasi-inexistant.
I will give it a star since it is the first (or one of the first) book to ever been published on the topic.
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Recipes from the Dump
Abigail Stone
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CONFUSED!!!.......2004-07-07
I liked the idea of this book and it made me laugh A LOT. However, it left me confused and wondering what the point was most of the time. Made me appreciate my companion though. I was disappointed as well that the recipes weren't real. I love books with recipes and this was a major disappointment that I wasn't even getting any good recipes! I felt disgusted with Gabby at times being so lazy and untidy. I don't understand her relationship with Hester or anyone else. Would check out another book written by this author but wouldn't be running out to buy it!
Botulism Stew.......2002-01-21
Recipes from the Dump is incredibly dull. Even the character says so herself:
"I am waiting...waiting for a fella"
And God knows how boring a woman can be when she does nothing but sit around her house next to the dump and wait.
I'm taking my copy of the book ... and sending it to where it belongs...the dump! I can only hope it's the dump next to Gabby's home where she'll pick it up and read how boring she is and make a move to do something...anything!
Timely Account of the Iraq War.......2001-02-27
I picked up this book recently and could not put it down. Reading thru the night I was struck by the accounts of the Iraq war in Bush seniors time as president. It stands today and has a powerful impact on the reader. Gabby is a REAL charactor, not like the perfect heroines in most other novels. She is deep and she is funny in the same sentence. I rate this one of the best books I've read in a long time. What else has Abigaiul Stone written?
Brilliant and Humorous, this book posesses a rare wit.......2000-08-30
This book really surprised me with it's rough beauty. Gabby's unparalleled wit, inquisitive mind, and love of Shakespeare makes her one of the most vivid characters I have read. Money and talent are not the same thing, nor is cleanliness and intellect. I appreciated this book because it was real and honest and shows a woman who is both a well-read intellectual and a penniless dreamer. I hope to see more of Abigail Stone, because as an avid critic and member of several book clubs, I find the characters in Recipes are bursting with color and the author just can't write a bad line. Highly recommended to bookclubs.
I don't know how I feel about this book..........2000-08-25
I really wanted to like this book - but I never really connected with any of the characters. Gabby is a single mother of three, always on the lookout for love, she's a good neighbor, and happens to live next to the town dump. The recipes that Abigail Stone inserted were hysterical, and very appropriate to the story. There wasn't any good dialogue, and now that I'm done, I still feel like I'm waiting for something, anything, to happen.
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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on June 22, 1996. The length of the article is 492 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Abigail Stone. Recipes from the Dump.(Book Review)
Author: Marisa Januzzi
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The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1996
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Volume: 16
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Page: 185(2)
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Title: Dump & simmer.(rice products )(Recipe)
Author: Tamara Goldis
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Nutrition Action Healthletter (Newsletter)
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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on June 22, 1996. The length of the article is 482 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Recipes from the Dump.(Brief Article)
Author: Marisa Januzzi
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Date: June 22, 1996
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