(oranyotherplanet).Genesisofname Asthestorygoes,whileonawalkinthecountrysideabouthishomeinWilshire,England,LovelockdescribedhishypothesistohisneighbourWilliamGolding(thenovelist-eg:LordoftheFlies),andaskedadviseconcerningasuitablenameforit.Theresultantterm"Gaia"-aftertheGreekgoddesswhodrewthelivingworldforthfrom...
Gaia hypothesis can also be referred to as Gaia theory or Lovelock Gaia because it was conceived and introduced to the world by a chemist, James E. Lovelock in the early 1970s. The James Lovelock Gaia hypothesis provides a newer perspective to look at the global ecology and its evolution....