Alan Roberts

ecologist, scientist, revolutionary democrat, socialist

Alan

He had the appearance of wire, stripped of its casing, thin, straight, finely detailed. Whether in overalls, tennis whites, or army-disposal shirts and pants—that uniform of postwar left- wing men—Alan Roberts projected energy, electricity.

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He had the appearance of wire, stripped of its casing, thin, straight, finely detailed. Whether in overalls, tennis whites, or army-disposal shirts and pants—that uniform of postwar left- wing men—Alan Roberts projected energy, electricity.

Egalitarian democrat – and his approach to science

John Hinkson, one of the editors of Arena, highlights the core egalitarianism which is at the centre of all Alan’s intellectual work – and the renewed prescience of his warnings on nuclear war.

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John Hinkson, one of the editors of Arena, highlights the core egalitarianism which is at the centre of all Alan’s intellectual work – and the renewed prescience of his warnings on nuclear war.

New frontiers in ecological science

Lewi Stone explains howAlan Roberts brought physics and mathematics to bear on understanding complex ecological systems.

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Lewi Stone explains howAlan Roberts brought physics and mathematics to bear on understanding complex ecological systems.