The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go Deeper Underwater Luisterboek Tooltip Luisterboeken beluister je met de bol.com Kobo app.
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen overArtikel vergelijken
- Engels
- Digitaal luisterboek
- 9780008532758
- 13 april 2023
Samenvatting
Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea
This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.
We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to it. Beyond that entrance is a world hostile to humans, yet critical to our survival. The first divers to enter that world held their breath and splashed beneath the surface, often clutching rocks to pull them down. Over centuries, they invented wooden diving bells, clumsy diving suits, and unwieldy contraptions in attempts to go deeper and stay longer. But each advance was fraught with danger, as the intruders had to survive the crushing weight of water, or the deadly physiological effects of breathing compressed air. The vertical odyssey continued when explorers squeezed into heavy steel balls dangling on cables, or slung beneath floats filled with flammable gasoline. Plunging into the narrow trenches between the tectonic plates of the Earth’s crust, they eventually reached the bottom of the ocean in the same decade that men first walked on the moon.
Today, as nations scramble to exploit the resources of the ocean floor, The Frontier Below recalls a story of human endeavour that took 2,000 years to travel seven miles, then investigates how we will explore the ocean in the future.
Meticulously researched and drawing extensively on unpublished sources and personal interviews, The Frontier Below is the untold story of the pioneers who had the right stuff, but were forgotten because they went in the wrong direction.
The Frontier Below by Jeff Maynard is a captivating journey through the history of maritime expeditions, the science of physiology, and the economics of resource extraction. It is a testament to human endeavour and the indomitable spirit of exploration, offering a glimpse into the future of our oceans.
For fans of David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon), Helen Czerski (Blue Machine), Ben Macintyre (Colditz), and Julian Sancton (Madhouse at the End of the Earth).
HarperCollins 2023
Productspecificaties
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- Digitaal luisterboek
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 13 april 2023
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Jeff Maynard
- Hoofduitgeverij
- William Collins
Overige kenmerken
- Studieboek
- Nee
EAN
- EAN
- 9780008532758
Je vindt dit artikel in
- Categorieën
-
- Wetenschap & Natuur
- Technologie & Bouwkunde
- Biografieën & Waargebeurd
- Geschiedenis
- Reisverhalen
- Archeologie
- Technologie
- Aarde & Milieu
- Wetenschap algemeen
- Geschiedenis van techniek & Technologie
- Maritieme techniek
- Aardrijkskunde
- Aardwetenschappen
- Geschiedenis van de wetenschap
- Zee & Binnenwater
- Boeken
- Taal
- Engels
- Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
- Luisterboek
- Beschikbaarheid
- Leverbaar
- Studieboek of algemeen
- Algemene boeken
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 22 euro en 99 cent.- Kies uit meer dan 100.000 Nederlands- en Engelstalige luisterboeken
- Download de speciale bol Kobo app
- Luister je boek waar en wanneer je maar wilt – online en offline
- Dag en nacht klantenservice
- Veilig betalen
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.