The Resource Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea, Edith Widder
Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea, Edith Widder
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The item Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea, Edith Widder represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
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- Summary
- An exhilarating underwater exploration for readers wanting to recapture their sense of wonder. Edith Widder grew up wanting to become a marine biologist. But after complications from surgery caused her to go temporarily blind while at university, she became fascinated by light and her focus turned to bioluminescence. On her first visit to the deep ocean, in an experimental diving suit that took her to a depth of 250 metres, she turned off the suit's lights and witnessed breathtaking explosions of bioluminescent activity. Why was there so much light down there? Below the Edge of Darkness takes readers deep into the mysteries of the oceans as Widder investigates one of nature's most widely used forms of communication. She reveals hidden worlds and a dazzling menagerie of creatures, from microbes to leviathans - many never before seen or, like the giant squid, never before filmed. Alongside Widder, we experience life-and-death equipment malfunctions, and breakthroughs in technology and understanding, set against a growing awareness of the deterioration of the world's largest and least understood ecosystem. This engaging memoir, imbued with optimism and a sense of wonder, is an adventure story as well as a science story. Edith Widder shows us how exploration is the key to conserving the oceans - and our future on this planet
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781922330574
- Label
- Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea
- Title
- Below the edge of darkness
- Title remainder
- a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea
- Statement of responsibility
- Edith Widder
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An exhilarating underwater exploration for readers wanting to recapture their sense of wonder. Edith Widder grew up wanting to become a marine biologist. But after complications from surgery caused her to go temporarily blind while at university, she became fascinated by light and her focus turned to bioluminescence. On her first visit to the deep ocean, in an experimental diving suit that took her to a depth of 250 metres, she turned off the suit's lights and witnessed breathtaking explosions of bioluminescent activity. Why was there so much light down there? Below the Edge of Darkness takes readers deep into the mysteries of the oceans as Widder investigates one of nature's most widely used forms of communication. She reveals hidden worlds and a dazzling menagerie of creatures, from microbes to leviathans - many never before seen or, like the giant squid, never before filmed. Alongside Widder, we experience life-and-death equipment malfunctions, and breakthroughs in technology and understanding, set against a growing awareness of the deterioration of the world's largest and least understood ecosystem. This engaging memoir, imbued with optimism and a sense of wonder, is an adventure story as well as a science story. Edith Widder shows us how exploration is the key to conserving the oceans - and our future on this planet
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Widder, Edith
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Widder, Edith
- Marine scientists
- Women marine biologists
- Bioluminescence
- Underwater exploration
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea, Edith Widder
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251744495
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781922330574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations
- Label
- Below the edge of darkness : a memoir of exploring light and life in the deep sea, Edith Widder
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251744495
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xx, 329 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781922330574
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations
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