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Mapping the Deep
The
extraordinary story of ocean science
ROBERT
KUNZIG
"Meticulously
researched and elegantly written, this book answers questions
about the ocean I didn’t even know I had . . . anyone who
loves the sea should read this book."
Sebastian
Junger, author of The Perfect Storm
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 The
scientific exploration of the ocean is an extraordinary story.
Hundreds have climbed Everest yet only two people have descended,
in a homespun ‘bathyscaphe’, to the very depths of the
deepest sea chasm. Amazing oases teeming with life have been found
in deep sea volcanic vents but we have hardly begun to identify
their resident species. We know that sea currents control our
climate but we don’t know how. Ocean scientists are pretty
sure that we could reverse the greenhouse effect by manipulating
plankton blooms with doses of iron . . . but fear we might trigger
an ice age in the act.
Mapping
the Deep is a state-of-the-ocean report on the sea and its science.
After amazing you at how little you know of the ocean, Kunzig
swiftly draws you into a compelling narrative of oceanographers
past and present – scientists, pioneers, maverick thinkers,
deep water divers and submersible pilots. Like all the best science
books, this is a hugely informative page-turner that confirms
Robert Kunzig’s position in the top rank of popular science
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Kunzig
is a multiple award-winning science writer, and European editor
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“Just
when it seems Kunzig has told us everything interesting or significant,
he dredges up more submerged gems.” Richard
Strickland, American Scientist.
"Robert Kunzig has an epic saga to tell and he does it
with flair and an infectious excitement." Maggie
Gee, Daily Telegraph
"Part history, part science book, part other-wordly travelogue,
this is a magical mystery tour filled with wonders."
Daily
Mail)
"An exhaustive and enthralling trawl of the ocean floor."
The Sunday Times
"Kunzig values a good metaphor and knows how to tell his
story in human terms . . . a strange but rewarding poolside
read for those unafraid of the deep end."
Simon Garfield, The Financial Times
"Every popular science writer tries to bring new worlds
into view; Kunzig’s is especially compelling because his
new world is so strange, yet so firmly linked to our own."
The Guardian
"This is a book that immediately surfaces to the top of
the list of journalistic treatments of oceanography. Just when
it seems Kunzig has told us everything interesting or significant,
he dredges up more submerged gems." Richard
Strickland, American Scientist
"A remarkable book, both a celebration and a warning."
Robin Davidson
"Robert Kunzig has an easy way with hard science . . .
he writes illuminatingly of the people and events on a frontier
every bit as challenging as space."
The Glasgow Herald
"A really good read and makes what we do sound like fun!"
Everett Read, Editor in Chief, Limnology and Oceanography
"Artfully combines elegant writing with a facility for
explaining science in plain English."
Oceanography
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Pub
date June 2000
ISBN 0-9535227-1-7
Price £8.99
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Format
B-paperback (130 x 198)
Extent 432pp
Illustrations 8pp colour; 20 b/w photos |
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