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The Bathysphere Book

Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths
By Brad Fox
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In The Bathysphere Book by Brad Fox, the narrative delves into the historical depths of ocean exploration, focusing on the innovations and adventures associated with the development and use of the bathysphere. The story highlights the human quest for knowledge and the pioneering spirit of those who dared to explore the unexplored, offering a vivid portrayal of both the technological advancements and the personal stories behind deep-sea exploration.
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You might like this book if you're fascinated by the early explorations of the deep sea and enjoy delving into the lives of pioneers who pushed the boundaries of human knowledge. This biography offers an engaging look into the adventures and discoveries of deep-sea exploration, capturing the daring spirit and scientific curiosity of those who ventured where few had gone before.

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The Bathysphere Book

A luminous and original account of the Bathysphere expeditions: the first ever deep-sea voyage to the otherworldly terrain more than 3000ft below sea level

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11 June, 1930. On a ship floating near the Atlantic island of Nonsuch, a curious steel ball is lowered 3000ft into the sea. Crumpled up inside, gazing through the three-inch thick quartz windows, sits the famed zoologist William Beebe. With uncontrollable excitement, he watches as bizarre, never-before-seen creatures drift out of the inky blackness, illuminated by explosions of bioluminescence, bathing in the strange blue light of the deep sea - the bluest blue he has ever experienced.

Beebe's dives took place against the backdrop of a transforming and paradoxical America, home of ground-breaking scientists, outmoded adventurers and eugenicist billionaires. Yet under the ocean's crushing pressure, narratives of scientific discovery and exploration slowly disintegrate; the colour spectrum shatters into new dimensions; organisms thrive in defiance of conventional understanding.

The Bathysphere Book blurs the line between research and poetry to travel deep into the mind of William Beebe and his colleagues - and from this, towards the very edges of scientific discovery.

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Reviews of The Bathysphere Book by Brad Fox highlight its transformative exploration of science, aesthetics, and philosophy. It is praised for its ambitious and exhilarating narrative that combines scientific and historical exploration with rich language and insights into ecology. The book is described as suspenseful, beautiful, and genre-defying, blending various themes and showcasing Fox's literary artistry with wit and wonder.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911590859

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: ONE

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

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Biography & Memoir Brad Fox Education & Reference Explorer & Adventurer Biographies Non-Fiction Science & Nature Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Brad Fox is a writer, journalist, translator and former relief contractor living in New York. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily and Guernica, among other publications. His novel To Remain Nameless was a finalist for the Big Other Fiction award and a staff pick at the Paris Review.

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