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Nature 409, 453-454 (25 January 2001) | doi:10.1038/35054114

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Memoirs of a reluctant cult figure

Crispin Tickell1

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A sceptic about conventional wisdom and a seeker of unity in nature.

James Lovelock has been called many things in his long life, from "mad inventor" to "holy fool" (although, as he remarks, "wholly fool" may have been intended). No wonder he has become something of a cult figure.