Opening the great depths : the bathyscaph Trieste and pioneers of undersea exploration / Norman Polmar and Lee J. Mathers.
| Author/creator | Polmar, Norman author. |
| Other author | Mathers, Lee J., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021] |
| Description | pages cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / by Dr. Don Walsh -- Columbus of the stratosphere -- A balloon into the depths -- Admirals of the abyss -- White knight -- The new world -- The ocean's deepest hole -- The deepest dive -- The Navy Electronics Laboratory years -- SubSunk -- The Thresher search, 1963 -- The Trieste II -- Between disasters -- A "Trieste III" -- Mission lost -- Scorpion preparations -- At the Scorpion site -- Scorpion site investigation -- Neglect and decline -- The deepest recovery -- A new support ship -- An epiphany -- Maturity -- Senescence and retirement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Polmar, Norman. Opening the great depths Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021] 9781682475928 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020050159 |
| ISBN | 9781682475911 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1682475913 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | VM989 .P65 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |