The Eternal Darkness
Subtitle: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration
By: Robert D. Ballard with Will Hively
Contributors: Hively, Will
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: February 14, 2000
Place of publication: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 388
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Underwater exploration -- History
First sentence: All of us are born explorers.
Description: "Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surface with an average depth of more than two miles - yet humans had never ventured more than a few hundred feet below the waves. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the "eternal darkness" of the deep sea.

This is the story of that achievement, told by the man who has done more than any other to make it possible; Robert Ballard." "In this book, he combines science, history, spectacular illustrations, and firsthand stories from his own expeditions in a uniquely personal account of how twentieth-century explorers have pushed back the frontiers of technology to take us into the midst of a world we could once only guess at."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-374) and index.
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