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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Marschall, Ken (illustratore). 1st Edition. 1st ed.; 2nd printing ; 191 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780792275008, 9780792276562, 0792275004, 0792276566 ; OCLC 40668091 ; LCCN 99010831 ; LC D774.M5 B35 1999 Dewey 940.54/26 ; grey cloth with gold lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; World-renowned ocean explorer Bob Ballard, bestselling author of "Lost Liners" and discoverer of the "Titanic, " takes on his most challenging underwater adventure to date--the quest to find the "Yorktown" and the other lost ships from the greatest battle of the Pacific War. 250 illustrations & photos. ; Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 227 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780446516365, 0446516368 ; OCLC 27935280 ; LCCN 92051035 ; LOC No DU850 .B35 1993 ; Dewey 995.93/3 ; "A Warner/Madison Press Book." ; Robert Ballard was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1942, and was educated at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Hawaii, the University of Southern California, and the University of Rhode Island, where he received his Ph.D. in 1974. Part explorer, part geologist, part oceanographer, and part marine engineer, Ballard has worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts, since 1969. He is currently director of the Center for Marine Exploration there. Ballard is perhaps best known to the general public in connection to the luxury liner Titanic. Ballard organized and participated in the expedition that discovered the ship in 1985. More important, however, is his work in designing underwater survey vehicles and in participating in dives to explore the ocean floor. His work in marine design and engineering, in particular, has led to a dramatic increase in the scope of deep-sea exploration. In the 1960s, Ballard helped develop the Alvin, a deep-sea, three-man submersible equipped with a remote controlled mechanical arm for collecting specimens from the ocean floor. The device played an important role in mid-ocean studies, including exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and dives to the Cayman Trough, a 24,000-foot-deep gash in the ocean floor south of Cuba. Ballard was part of the Galapagos Hydrothermal Expedition in 1977, which discovered and investigated deep-sea thermal vents spouting mineral-rich water from volcanic cracks in the Earth's crust. In the 1980s, Ballard helped develop the Argo-Jason unmanned submersible system, the most advanced craft of its kind. Argo is a 16-foot submersible vehicle and Jason is a self-propelled robot tethered to Argo. The search for the Titanic was undertaken as a test of the Argo-Jason system; the success of the expedition demonstrated its capabilities and, according to Ballard, "ushered in a new era of undersea exploration." The author of several bestselling books on deep-sea exploration, Ballard also contributes regularly to National Geographic and other magazines and he has produced several videotapes of deep-sea expeditions. His reputation as a "science populizer" has prompted harsh criticism from some of his scientific colleagues. In 1985, Ballard was one of four scientists awarded a Secretary of the Navy Research Chair in Oceanography, an award that carries with it an $800,000 grant for oceanographic research. ; The story of the battle for Guadalcanal during World War II and the modern investigation of the warships sunk of its coast ; slight nick on corner of dustjacket ; FINE/VG. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Ken Marschall (illustratore). 230 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0446513857; 9780446513852 LCCN: 87-8211 ; OCLC: 15518324 ; blue cloth in color illustrated dustjacket ; "A Warner/Madison Press book." ; This book recounts the author's 1985 discovery and exploration of the Titanic 75 years after it sank in the North Atlantic. ; Contents: Search for a legend -- What happened that night -- The quest begins -- Watching from the sidelines -- Jason and the Argonauts -- Discovery -- Titanic found -- Touring the Titanic -- Last resting place, R.M.S. Titanic : then and now -- Titanic reconsidered -- An inventory of the debris field -- A Titanic chronology. ; "Including rare archival photos and charts, this volume recounts the Titanic's tragic last night and describes the drama of the expedition that finally found and explored her. Plus Dr. Ballard reveals the ship's location and lays to rest many of its mysteries. 48-page color insert." ; Ballard has worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts, since 1969. He is currently director of the Center for Marine Exploration there. Ballard is perhaps best known to the general public in connection to the luxury liner Titanic. Ballard organized and participated in the expedition that discovered the ship in 1985. More important, however, is his work in designing underwater survey vehicles and in participating in dives to explore the ocean floor. His work in marine design and engineering, in particular, has led to a dramatic increase in the scope of deep-sea exploration. In the 1960s, Ballard helped develop the Alvin, a deep-sea, three-man submersible equipped with a remote controlled mechanical arm for collecting specimens from the ocean floor. The device played an important role in mid-ocean studies, including exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and dives to the Cayman Trough, a 24,000-foot-deep gash in the ocean floor south of Cuba. Ballard was part of the Galapagos Hydrothermal Expedition in 1977, which discovered and investigated deep-sea thermal vents spouting mineral-rich water from volcanic cracks in the Earth's crust. In the 1980s, Ballard helped develop the Argo-Jason unmanned submersible system, the most advanced craft of its kind. Argo is a 16-foot submersible vehicle and Jason is a self-propelled robot tethered to Argo. The search for the Titanic was undertaken as a test of the Argo-Jason system; the success of the expedition demonstrated its capabilities and, according to Ballard, "ushered in a new era of undersea exploration." ; VG/VG. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 229 S. zahlr. Ill. 29 x 31 cm Geschichte Text German.