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DESENT: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss by B. Matsen FIRST ED. SIGNED e644
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Come Nuovo
- Note del venditore
- “like new”
- Pages
- 286
- Personalize
- Yes
- Publication Date
- 2005-04-04
- Signed By
- Bradford Matsen
- Era
- 2000s
- Signed
- Yes
- Book Series
- Historical
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780375422584
- Book Title
- Descent : the Heroic Discovery of the Abyss
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- Earth Sciences / Oceanography, History
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375422587
ISBN-13
9780375422584
eBay Product ID (ePID)
31010736
Product Key Features
Book Title
Descent : the Heroic Discovery of the Abyss
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Earth Sciences / Oceanography, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-053530
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"I could not put this book down;Descentis fascinating not only as a tale of high scientific adventure but also as a psychological study of two men who risked their lives to plumb the abyss." Oliver Sacks, author ofUncle Tungsten "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. It is 1930. With his trusty sidekick Otis Barton, William Beebe prepares to descend in a sealed steel ball to a half mile down, to look for weird and wonderful deep-sea creatures. Will he find them? Will he and Barton succeed in their record-breaking dive? In this wonderful book, you will find the answers to these and any number of other fascinating questions about deep-sea exploration." Richard Ellis, author ofDeep Atlantic, Imagining Atlantis, andThe Search for the Giant Squid "Brad Matsen'sDescentis the Seabiscuit of the deep ocean. It evokes an amazing era when we humans were just discovering the planet we live on, and it never lets up with the drama of risk-taking in the name of science. I absolutely loved this book." Ray Troll, artist and author ofRapture of the Deep, andPlanet Ocean: A Story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record, "I could not put this book down;Descentis fascinating not only as a tale of high scientific adventure but also as a psychological study of two men who risked their lives to plumb the abyss." Oliver Sacks, author ofUncle Tungsten "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. It is 1930. With his trusty sidekick Otis Barton, William Beebe prepares to descend in a sealed steel ball to a half mile down, to look for weird and wonderful deep-sea creatures. Will he find them? Will he and Barton succeed in their record-breaking dive? In this wonderful book, you will find the answers to these and any number of other fascinating questions about deep-sea exploration." Richard Ellis, author ofDeep Atlantic, Imagining Atlantis, andThe Search for the Giant Squid "Brad Matsen'sDescentis the Seabiscuit of the deep ocean. It evokes an amazing era when we humans were just discovering the planet we live on, and it never lets up with the drama of risk-taking in the name of science. I absolutely loved this book." Ray Troll, artist and author ofRapture of the Deep, andPlanet Ocean: A Story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record From the Hardcover edition., "I could not put this book down; "Descent is fascinating not only as a tale of high scientific adventure but also as a psychological study of two men who risked their lives to plumb the abyss." -Oliver Sacks, author of" Uncle Tungsten "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. It is 1930. With his trusty sidekick Otis Barton, William Beebe prepares to descend in a sealed steel ball to a half mile down, to look for weird and wonderful deep-sea creatures. Will he find them? Will he and Barton succeed in their record-breaking dive? In this wonderful book, you will find the answers to these and any number of other fascinating questions about deep-sea exploration." -Richard Ellis, author of "Deep Atlantic, Imagining Atlantis, and "The Search for the Giant Squid "Brad Matsen's "Descent is the Seabiscuit of the deep ocean. It evokes an amazing era when we humans were just discovering the planet we live on, and it never lets up with the drama of risk-taking in the name of science. I absolutely loved this book." -Ray Troll, artist and author of "Rapture of the Deep, and" Planet Ocean: A Story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record
Dewey Decimal
551.46/092/2
Synopsis
William Beebe was already an internationally renowned naturalist when he became obsessed with oceanography. Otis Barton, half Beebe's age and heir to a considerable fortune, had long dreamed of deep-sea exploration and of making his mark as an adventurer. They shared a vision of the ocean as a great undiscovered wilderness, and through Barton's engineering skills and wherewithal, and Beebe's connections in the financial, industrial, and scientific communities, they were able to turn their vision into reality. In June of 1930, they made the first of their many descents of up to half a mile in the Barton-designed "bathysphere." It was a stunning achievement that laid the foundation for our understanding of the ocean's complexities. Brad Matsen, whose long and distinguished career as a journalist has focused on the sea and its inhabitants, gives us an illuminating portrait of these two men and their world: the particulars of their lives, their extraordinary collaborative achievements, and the bitter rift that left them barely on speaking terms. A wonderful fusion of history and adventure writing, "Descent is a vivid and fascinating account of one of the seminal scientific ventures of the 20th century., InDescent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss,Brad Matsen brings to vivid life the famous deep-sea expeditions of Otis Barton and William Beebe. At a time when no one had traveled deeper than a few hundred feet, they took the world to a half mile down. At the height of the Depression, Beebe and Barton plumbed the depths of the ocean in nothing but a steel sphere, setting two records at once: it was also the first time a dramatic journey of discovery was broadcast live in America and Europe. Beebe was an internationally acclaimed naturalist when he became obsessed with oceanography. He had an oceanographic research station on Nonsuch Island off Bermuda and a tug that could launch the craft. Beebe also had the support of many of the most famous financiers and industrialists of the day, the ability to drum up publicity wherever he went, and connections at the New York Zoological Society and National Geographic. Barton was half Beebe's age and heir to a considerable fortune, and had long dreamed of deep-sea exploration and making his mark on the world as an adventurer. Barton had the engineering skill to design the crafthis idea was simple, yet elegant: a steel sphere with thick portholes tethered to a support ship by a steel cableand he had the wherewithal to build it. Together, Beebe and Barton would achieve what no one had done beforedirect observation of life in the blackness of the abyss. But even as they achieved their greatest success, a bitter rift left the two explorers on barely more than speaking terms. In this vivid narrative history of scientific vision, courage, and adventure, Brad Matsen illuminates the dramatic achievements of Beebe and Barton against the backdrop of the great age of exploration, in a riveting tale of man and nature., A wonderful fusion of history and adventure writing, "Descent" is a vivid and fascinating account of the "bathysphere," one of the seminal scientific ventures of the 20th century.
LC Classification Number
GC65.M365 2005
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