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DESENT: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss by B. Matsen FIRST ED. SIGNED e644
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “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
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- Earth Sciences / Oceanography, History
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Information
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.
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
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Earth Sciences / Oceanography, History
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Gc65.M365 2005
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
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-053530
Dewey Decimal
551.46/092/2
Dewey Edition
22
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