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Trevor Norton is Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Liverpool and Director of the Port Erin Marine Laboratory on the Isle of Man. He has authored over 150 scientific publications and books, and is an authority on the history of scientific diving.
This highly entertaining series of mini-biographies of the pioneers of diving goes a long way toward bringing alive the history of exploration of the deep. Packed with fascinating anecdotes and humorous asides, this volume will appeal to almost anyone's sense of high adventure. Take William Beebe: a succesion of wives tried unsuccessfully to get him to settle down but his more than 100 scientific expeditions all over the world show that that was clearly impossible. Beebe couldn't drive a car, but in the 1930s co-piloted hs bathysphere to five times the then record depth for humans - 3028 feet down. Beebe became famous for his colourful writing, speaking and ability to convince anyone to sponsor his expeditions, yet once he was half a mile down, he found himself in the decidedly awkward position of having to describe the untold mysteries and creatures of the deep on live radio linkups to the BBC and NBC, while conserving air. He had to save the adjectives for later. Absolutely delightful. (Kirkus UK)
Freediving to fame and fortune
The astonishing story of a legendary...
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Les Bulles de la Calypso
Artiste Dominique Serafini
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