To the ocean deep
By: by Valerie Bodden
Series: Great expeditions
Publisher: Creative Education
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781608180677
Subjects: Trieste (Bathyscaphe); Underwater exploration; Bathyscaphe; Juvenile literature; Explorers; Biography; History
Description: "A history of the bathyscaphe Trieste's 1960 descent to the bottom of the ocean, detailing the challenges encountered, the individuals involved, the discoveries made, and how the expedition left its mark upon the world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mystery beneath the sea; title: Introducing the bathyscaphe; title: Into the deep; title: To the bottom and back; title: Trieste crew panels; title: Jacques Piccard; title: Don Walsh; title: Robert Dietz; title: Auguste Piccard; title: Expedition journal entries; title: "A small steel ball"; title: "Leave nothing to chance"; title: "This Hadal realm"; title: "The last great adventure"; title: Timeline.