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When William Beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half-mile down in a four-foot steel sphere to see-five times deeper than anyone had ever gone in the 1930s. When he wanted to trace the evolution of pheasants in 1910, he trekked on foot through the mountains and jungles of the Far East to locate every species. To decipher the complex ecology of the tropics, he studied the interactions of every creature and plant in a small area from the top down, setting the emerging field of tropical ecology into dynamic motion. William Beebe's curiosity about the natural world was insatiable, and he did nothing by halves. As the first biographer to see the letters and private journals Beebe kept from 1887 until his death in 1962, science writer Carol Grant Gould brings the life and times of this groundbreaking scientist and explorer compellingly to light. From the Galapagos Islands to the jungles of British Guiana, from the Bronx Zoo to the deep seas, Beebe's biography is a riveting adventure. A best-selling author in his own time. Beebe was a fearless explorer and thoughtful scientist who put his life on the line in pursuit of knowledge. The unique glimpses he provided into the complex web of interactions that keeps the earth alive and breathing have inspired generations of conservationists and ecologists. This exciting biography of a great naturalist brings William Beebe at last to the recognition he deserves.
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Carol Grant Gould has written for publications ranging from The New York Times to Psychology Today and Harpers. She is coauthor of three Scientific American Library books: The Honey Bee (1988), Sexual Selection (1989), and The Animal Mind (1994).
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. INSATIABLE IN HIS CURIOSITY ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD, WILLIAM BEEBE PLUNGED FAR DEEPER, TRAVELLED FARTHER, AND LOOKED CLOSER AT MORE OF THE LIFE AROUND HIM THAN ANY SCIENTIST HAD BEFORE. AS A RESULT, AS THIS AUTHOR SHOWS,BEEBE MADE A HOST OF LANDMARK CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD. AND YET TO MANY HE IS AN UNKNOWN. Seller Inventory # 009660
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Davida, who is in a very indirect way responsible for this book! I hope you enjoy Beebe's remarkable life as much as Jim and I have. Fondly, Carol." Uncommon signed.Beebe was indeed a fascinating naturalist-writer, known especially for his ocean expeditions (in his bathysphere) which he conducted for the New York Zoological Society. Carol Gould Grant is a popular science writer who has written ten other books with her husband the evolutionary biologist James L. Gould. Black and white photos throughout. Very good plus with light bumping to corners in a like jacket. Seller Inventory # 1581