Universe Below

Title: Universe Below
Author: William J Broad
I: 1709777
ISBN: 9780684811086
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 432
Section: Science | General
Condition Note: Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Enter a world of dark recesses, ancient mysteries, and 20th-century intrigues -- a world that contains alien creatures, the treasures of vanished empires, and perhaps even the secret of life itself.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner William J. road takes readers on an adventure to the deep sea in the company of the scientists and explorers who are investigating the secrets of Earth's last frontier. He describes how modern technology, often originally developed for Cold War espionage, is now uncovering information about ancient life forms, historic events like the sinking of the Titanic, and current environmental dangers that could have devastating, long-term effects.

"Tightly packed and far-reaching, this is a small encyclopedia of deep-ocean research and lore....Mr. Broad's reporting is intelligent, lucid, and thorough". -- David Quammen, The New York Times

"Broad's...sense of wonderment is almost always infectious". -- The New Yorker

"Fascinating...a worthwhile gaze into the abyss: a beautiful, strange, and biologically important world". -- Osha Gray Davidson, Chicago Tribune