The Life of the Cave
Author | : Charles E. Mohr, Thomas L. Poulson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1966 |
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ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charles E. Mohr, Thomas L. Poulson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1966 |
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Author | : Jill Heinerth |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2019-08-20 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0062691562 |
From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today—and one of the very few women in her field—Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring readers face-to-face with the terror and beauty of earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability. Jill Heinerth—the first person in history to dive deep into an Antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of Mayan civilizations—has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. She takes us into the harrowing split-second decisions that determine whether a diver makes it back to safety, the prejudices that prevent women from pursuing careers underwater, and her endeavor to recover a fallen friend’s body from the confines of a cave. But there’s beauty beyond the danger of diving, and while Heinerth swims beneath our feet in the lifeblood of our planet, she works with biologists discovering new species, physicists tracking climate change, and hydrogeologists examining our finite freshwater reserves. Written with hair-raising intensity, Into the Planet is the first book to deliver an intimate account of cave diving, transporting readers deep into inner space, where fear must be reconciled and a mission’s success balances between knowing one’s limits and pushing the envelope of human endurance.
Author | : David C. Culver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1982-02-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780674330191 |
Author | : Emil Silvestru |
Publisher | : New Leaf Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780890514962 |
DISCOVER JUST HOW LONG IT REALLY TAKES FOR A CAVE TO FORM
Author | : Stephen Cave |
Publisher | : Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2012-04-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 184954347X |
There is a cloud-capped peak where gods and immortals while away their infinite days, and since the dawn of humanity everyone - whether they know it or not - has been trying to climb that mountain. But there are only four paths up its treacherous slope. Throughout history, people have wagered everything on their choice and fought wars against those who've decided differently. Each of these four paths - simply staying alive indefinitely, through magic or medicine; being resurrected; persisting as a soul; or living on through one's legacy - is revealed to us by a historical figure who serves as our guide. It is through these diverse individuals - such as the Egyptian queen Nefertiti; vitamin-obsessed Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling; author Mary Shelley; and Alexander the Great - that we come to understand how many of civilisation's greatest achievements have been born of our need to see our essence endure. As optimistic about the human condition as it is insightful, Immortality takes the reader on an eye-opening journey from the beginnings of civilisation to the present day. Bringing together history and philosophy, this fascinating book both enlightens and entertains, investigating whether it just might be possible to live forever, and whether that's something we should actually aspire to. But its most powerful and arresting argument is this - that it is our very preoccupation with defying mortality that has made our civilisation what it is.
Author | : Aldemaro Romero Díaz |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2009-07-23 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0521828465 |
A critical examination of current knowledge and ideas on cave biology, with emphasis on evolution, ecology, and conservation.
Author | : Annette Summers Engel |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 2015-10-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 3110389525 |
The earth's subsurface contains abundant and active microbial biomass, living in water, occupying pore space, and colonizing mineral and rock surfaces. Caves are one type of subsurface habitat, being natural, solutionally- or collapse-enlarged openings in rock. Within the past 30 years, there has been an increase in the number of microbiology studies from cave environments to understand cave ecology, cave geology, and even the origins of life. By emphasizing the microbial life of caves, and the ecological processes and geological consequences attributed to microbes, this book provides the first authoritative and comprehensive account of the microbial life of caves for students, professionals, and general readers.
Author | : Alfred Cave |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2008-11 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781432729127 |
The Revealing Portrait of an African American Success Story Before he was in his teens, Alfred Cave was already an orphan, a runaway, and a homeless person on the mean streets of New York. Five decades later, he would retire after heading the nation's largest supported work program, as well as his own successful federal contracting company. This amazing story is recounted in Against All Odds, a stirring account of Cave's surviving and thriving despite all life could throw at him. A wide-ranging yet intimate memoir, Against All Odds follows Cave beginning with his earliest recollections in a violently racist South. But the deep-seated attitudes there don't disappear when he escapes to the North and, later, the U.S. Army. Cave brings readers along for the ride as he rises to a Major, commanding two battalions and receiving a Bronze Star. It's a revealing glimpse into an ambitious African American soldier's unique experiences navigating the military's hesitantly integrated ranks, and the challenges of raising a family along the way. As he returns to the private sector, Cave continues to document an engrossing cast of characters - some endearing, others maddening - that readers won't soon forget.
Author | : J. Judson Wynne |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2022-11-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1421444577 |
"This book describes the evolution and diversity of the fauna that dwell in caves. Covering both vertebrates and invertebrates, the edited volume brings together ichthyologists, entomologists, ecologists, herpetologists, conservationists, and explorers to provide a nuanced picture of life beneath the earth's surface"--
Author | : Michael Ray Taylor |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Extreme environments |
ISBN | : 0684841916 |
The author tells of adventures that include New Mexico's Lechuguilla Cave and dark life below Washington State that resembles "micro-fossils" found in a Martian meteorite.