underwater exploration

The reader is taken beneath the surface of the ocean in a diving bell and can choose between alternative adventures, each leading to many possible endings.

Describes what it is like to search for shipwrecks on board a research ship and to live and study in an underwater science laboratory.

An illustrated introduction to the world under the sea and the special diving machines that probe the ocean depths. Includes information on sea creatures and their different habitats, underwater labs, fishing techniques, and searching for sunken treasure.

The author details her experiences as leader of a 1987 French/American expedition to bring back the first artifacts from the sunken Titanic, discussing the challenges she faced as the first woman to dive the supposedly unsinkable ocean liner.

Introduces how scientists explore the oceans to seek or study such things as the giant squid, wreckage of the Titanic, a fossil Coelacanth, and the lost city of Atlantis.

Whenever there is trouble on the waterfront, Underwater Dog dives right in!.

Tells the life story of marine botanist Sylvia Earle, who in 1979 made history with the deepest solo untethered dive ever conducted, 1,250 feet down to Hawaii's ocean floor; and includes information on underwater air pressure and ocean zones, a chronology, and a further reading list.

Firsthand accounts and oceanic findings help chronicle the events that took place the night the Titanic sank and offer new insights as to why the boat sank.

Provides an account of the sinking and finding of the Titanic, covering the scientific aspects of the expeditions.

Discusses the inventions and innovations that have extended the scope of ocean exploration in the twentieth century.