Exploring the Deep: Man, Machine and Mammals in the Quest to Conquer Earth's Last Frontier - Hardcover

Welham, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852604719 ISBN 13: 9781852604714

Publisher: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

1994. First Edition. 208 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white and colour photographs. Signed with dedication from the author on front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing.

About this title

Synopsis

Much has been written about man's exploration of outer space. But this book, by a diver who has been involved in both military and commercial sub-sea operations for more than 25 years, is the first to record the highly sophisticated operations now taking place in "inner space" - beneath the oceans that cover some 70% of the Earth's surface. The book traces the development of underwater equipment, which has been transformed from the heavy standard diving dress of the mid 1960s to the present deep saturation diving gear, remote operated vehicles and seabed vehicles. It examines the training, rescue facilities and medicine that play such a vital role in this extremely dangerous environment and considers the different types of work undertaken by divers, such as in the offshore oil and gas industry, but also inland water diving.

Edition details

• Publisher: Patrick Stephens Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852604719
• ISBN 13: 9781852604714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192