The universe below : discovering the secrets of the deep sea / William J. Broad ; illustrations by D...
The universe below : discovering the secrets of the deep sea / William J. Broad ; illustrations by Dimitry Schidlovsky.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997.
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T0389270
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English
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Physical content
432 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Drawing on extensive fieldwork, including hundreds of talks and interviews, Broad takes us to the cutting edge of the exploratory surge and reveals how it is powered by a wave of once-secret technologies. At a cost of untold billions, the United States, the Soviet Union, France, and other cold-war contestants forged these marvels to spy and fight a...
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The universe below : discovering the secrets of the deep sea / William J. Broad ; illustrations by Dimitry Schidlovsky.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-411) and index.
Transferred from N551.46/117.
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c1997.
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T0389270
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74VvDLNENBWy
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ISBN
0684838524 (pbk.)
9780684811086
0684811081
9780684838526(pbk.) :
0684838524(pbk.) :
9780684838526 (pbk.)
DDC
551.46
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991004954119702626