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The Eternal Darkness

By Ballard, Robert D

The Eternal Darkness

By Ballard, Robert D

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Ballard begins in 1930 with William Beebe and Otis Barton, pioneers of the ocean depths who made the world's first deep-sea dives in a cramped steel sphere. He introduces us to Auguste and Jacques Piccard, whose "Bathyscaph"descended in 1960 to the lowest point on the ocean floor. He reviews the celebrated advances made by Jacques Cousteau. He describes his own major discoveries--from sea-floor spreading to black smokers--as well as his technical breakthroughs, including the development of remote-operated underwater vehicles and the revolutionary search techniques that led to the discovery and exploration of the Titanic, the Nazi battleship Bismarck, ancient trading vessels, and other great ships.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
408
Release Date:
2017-03-21
Publication Date:
2017-03-21
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0691175624
ISBN13:
9780691175621
Weight:
366 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
34 cm
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