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Robert Ballard: Explorer and Undersea Archaeologist (Makers of Modern Science)
Lisa Yount
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Hardcover. As a boy growing up on California's coast, Robert Ballard was fascinated by marine geology and life underwater. His most famous expedition found the remains of a famed luxury liner - the RMS Titanic - in 1985. This title shares the life and work of Robert Ballard as he combs the deep for the answers to science's secrets. Series: Makers of Modern Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, black-&-white photographs & line illustrations, glossary, chronology, further reading, in. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
As a boy growing up on California's coast, Robert Ballard was fascinated by marine geology and life underwater. While working for the U.S. Navy, he built his expertise in the new technology of submersibles, which served him well in later expeditions. In the 1970s, Ballard took part in several key discoveries in marine science, including direct proof of the theory of plate tectonics and the first sightings of hot water vents and colonies of unique organisms that surround them on the deep-sea floor. But Ballard's most famous expedition found the remains of a famed luxury liner - the RMS Titanic ... Read more
As a boy growing up on California's coast, Robert Ballard was fascinated by marine geology and life underwater. While working for the U.S. Navy, he built his expertise in the new technology of submersibles, which served him well in later expeditions. In the 1970s, Ballard took part in several key discoveries in marine science, including direct proof of the theory of plate tectonics and the first sightings of hot water vents and colonies of unique organisms that surround them on the deep-sea floor. But Ballard's most famous expedition found the remains of a famed luxury liner - the RMS Titanic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
Series
Makers of Modern Science
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816061730
SKU
V9780816061730
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