Title |
Sealab : America's forgotten quest to live and work on the ocean floor / Ben Hellwarth. |
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Imprint |
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2012. |
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Edition |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
Description |
388 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
The story of how a U.S. Navy program sought to develop the marine equivalent of the space station-- and forever changed man's relationship to the sea. We learn of men unafraid to test the limits of physical endurance to conquer a hostile undersea frontier-- and of a government unwilling to take the same risks underwater that it did in space. |
Contents |
A deep escape -- Diving -- Genesis -- Friendly rivals -- Depth and duration -- Experimental divers -- Deep loss, deeper thinking -- Triangle trials -- "Breathe!" -- The Tiltin' Hilton -- Lessons in survival -- The third team -- The damn hatch -- An investigation -- The oil patch -- The rivals' press on -- The projects -- Answers and questions. |
Subject |
Project Sealab.
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Manned undersea research stations -- History -- 20th century.
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Deep diving -- History -- 20th century.
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Divers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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ISBN |
9780743247450 |
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9781439180426 (ebook) |
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