Dorset Wildlife Trust’s (DWT) Chesil Beach Centre is delighted to be hosting a book signing with Dorset resident, Professor James Lovelock, originator of the Gaia Theory and inventor of the microwave oven.
The book signing, which will take place at 2pm on Friday 27th March at the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre, follows a special evening with Professor Lovelock and Professor Jim Al-Khalili OBE, held at the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester on 9th March, as part of the schools community lectures programme. Over 400 people attended to listen to these two great minds discuss amongst other things, evolution and climate change.
Professor James Lovelock is a scientist, environmentalist and futurist, who has had a long and distinguished career. He was the first to discover CFCs in the atmosphere, and is the originator of the Gaia Theory, which suggests that organic and inorganic components of the Earth have evolved together as a single living, self-regulating system, to maintain its habitability.
Money raised from the talk and book sales are being split equally between Dorset Wildlife Trust, and the Dorchester Area Schools Partnership (DASP) Science Development Fund, which allows students from 19 schools across Dorset access to high quality science enrichment opportunities.*
Dorset Wildlife Trust Trustee and Vice Chairman, Jo Davis said, “We are so pleased to welcome Professor Lovelock to the Chesil Centre, and are most grateful for his donations to Dorset Wildlife Trust and the DASP Science Development Fund. He is a truly inspirational man, with a wealth of knowledge and lots of interesting stories to tell. His books, which show his passion and intellect, are well worth a read. His work is relevant and interesting to those with a mild curiosity, or highly developed interest in science and the natural world.”
Professor James Lovelock’s books which will be available at the Chesil Centre to be signed include: A Rough Ride to the Future (hardback); The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning (paperback) The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is fighting back, and A Natural History of Selborne with an introduction by James Lovelock.
For more information, please phone the Chesil Centre on 01305 206191. The Chesil Centre is halfway along the causeway between Weymouth and Portland, DT4 9XE, parking is pay & display.
