David Bowers

Broschiertes Buch

Home Waters

Discovering the submerged science of Britain's coast

Beschreibung

A fascinatingly original look at how the sea has defined Britain â and decided the course of its past â for thousands of years. Combining science, history and travel into a unique and irreverent guide to the British coast, this book will ensure the next time you stand on a beach you will never look at the coast the same way again.

Autor

David Bowers was born in Liverpool and grew up by the sea in North Wales. In his mid-twenties he decided to seek his fortune in the North Sea oil fields and, as a first step on the way to this goal, he trained to be an oceanographer. He never made a second step and the fortune didn't appear, but he did instead find a career researching into, and teaching about, the secrets of the ocean. This work has taken him to Australia, Africa and North America and on many scientific research cruises in the seas around the British Isles. David taught courses on oceanography for many years at Bangor University, from where he retired as an Emeritus Professor. He believes that science should be shared with the general public and that it is important that books make scientific discoveries accessible to all.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 226g
• ISBN-13: 9781472990686
• ISBN-10: 1472990684
• Artikelnr.: 64221737