Exploratons: My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea - Softcover

Ballard, Robert D.; McConnell, Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078688181X ISBN 13: 9780786881819

Publisher: Hyperion, 1996

Synopsis

In an illustrated autobiography, the renowned marine geologist and adventurer who discovered the remains of the Titanic recounts his achievements, from plumbing undersea canyons to rescuing the lost ships of Guadalcanal. Reprint.

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From Library Journal:

This fast-paced autobiographical work reveals Ballard's strong self-confidence as he describes his discoveries of the wrecked Titanic (which made him famous), the sunken submarine Thresher, and the German battleship Bismarck; his exploration of the undersea Mid-Atlantic Ridge; and discovery of deep-sea hot springs with previously unknown flora and fauna that form a hydrogen sulfide-based food chain. Currently the director of the Center for Marine Exploration at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Ballard will leave in 1997 to establish the Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium, where he will focus on marine education. This lively account of his scientific voyages, the politics and salesmanship needed to maneuver through academe and obtain funding from government sources, and the workings of large-scale international oceanographic projects will interest readers in public and academic libraries.?Judith B. Barnett, Pell Marine Science Lib., Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Best known for discovering the remains of the Titanic, marine geologist Ballard recounts his various deep-ocean adventures.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 078688181X
• ISBN 13: 9780786881819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416