Views from the Conning Tower: The Adventures of a Deep-Sea Explorer - Slater, Richard a.
23,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Broschiertes Buch

Treasure hunts, world records, environmental mishaps, scientific studies and deep-sea exploration are just some of the thrilling topics that diver, scientist and author Dr. Richard Slater discusses in his autobiographical book "Views from the Conning Tower". By sharing his truly amazing stories, the author gives people a sense of the dangers and joys that come from diving. His extensive diving career was filled with adventures that will astound and amaze both divers and those who have never looked below the surface of our vast oceans. Slater logged over 5,000 scuba and submersible dives around…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
Treasure hunts, world records, environmental mishaps, scientific studies and deep-sea exploration are just some of the thrilling topics that diver, scientist and author Dr. Richard Slater discusses in his autobiographical book "Views from the Conning Tower". By sharing his truly amazing stories, the author gives people a sense of the dangers and joys that come from diving. His extensive diving career was filled with adventures that will astound and amaze both divers and those who have never looked below the surface of our vast oceans. Slater logged over 5,000 scuba and submersible dives around the world, set a Guinness World Record and survived numerous near-fatal mishaps. He has authored over 40 publications recounting his adventures and has finally put them all together in this exciting book. Slater is a well-known deep-sea explorer, marine geologist, educator, submersible pilot and more.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Richard Slater, deep-sea explorer, submersible pilot, educator and marine geologist. Degrees from the University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California and the University of Sydney, Australia. NOGI winner in 1988 (diver of the year), Fulbright Scholar and Post-doc at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. In the Guinness Book of Records for free-ascent off Catalina Island, California. Author of over 40 scientific articles on coral reefs, submarine canyons and marine geology. Professor at the University of Northern Colorado for seven years. President of his own diving company, he made over 5,000 scuba and submersible dives around the world. Worked in/off Hudson Bay, Tasmania, Great Barrier Reef, Alaska, West and East Coasts of USA, Jamaica, Bahamas, South America, Enewetak, Florida, Persian Gulf, New Guinea, Taiwan, Great Lakes, Dead Sea, Ireland, Spain and Morocco.