Marine Science (Pioneers in Science) - The People Behind the Science

Katherine Cullen

Chelsea House

2006

174 páginas

5h 48m

ISBN-10: 0816054657

Presents biographical profiles of ten individuals who made major contributions to the field, including Fridtjof Nansen, oceanographer and polar explorer; Henry Bigelow, marine ecologist; Jacques Cousteau, who helped develop the aqualung and promoted marine exploration and conservation; and Robert Ballard, who advanced deep-sea exploration and located the shipwreck of the Titanic.