Lovelock, James
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British scientist James Lovelock invented the electron capture detector which detects fluorocarbons in the atmosphere and explosives at airports. He also created the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the existence of living things and the earth is linked as one physiological system.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1992
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Crane, Eva
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Eva Crane is a British scientist who is a leading authority on bees and beekeeping, an author of books on the subject and an editor of the journalBee World. She was director of the International Bee Research Assn from 1949 until 1983. Her life and career are profiled.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1993
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Eloy Rodriguez
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A biography of scientist Eloy Rodriguez is presented. He is a plant chemist and biologist and founded the science of zoopharmacognosy which is the study of self-medication in animals.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2000
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