Oceanographers and Explorers of the Sea |
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| Author:
| Polking, Kirk |
| Series title: | Collective Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-1113-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $18.85USD $26.60 |
Book Description:
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Biographies of ten American scientists and pioneers of the study of ocean science make up this interesting book for young readers. Includes biographies of Maurice Ewing, Ernest Everett Just, Sylvia A. Earle, Roger Revelle, Walter Munk, Eugenie Clark, Henry Stommel, Allyn Vine, Robert Ballard, and Kathryn Sullivan. Undersea adventures with robot cameras, deep-diving submersibles, and laboratory experiments highlight the text, as author Kirk Polking discusses the technological advances...
More DescriptionBiographies of ten American scientists and pioneers of the study of ocean science make up this interesting book for young readers. Includes biographies of Maurice Ewing, Ernest Everett Just, Sylvia A. Earle, Roger Revelle, Walter Munk, Eugenie Clark, Henry Stommel, Allyn Vine, Robert Ballard, and Kathryn Sullivan. Undersea adventures with robot cameras, deep-diving submersibles, and laboratory experiments highlight the text, as author Kirk Polking discusses the technological advances that make underwater exploration possible, from the Titanic to the tiniest cells of sea creatures.