NGS Adventure Master of the Abyss /
Discover how William Beebe extended the boundaries of deep-sea exploration in the 1930s by submerging himself in an oversized giant steel ball with its designer. Between 1930 and 1934, Beebe undertook a series of increasingly daring dives, pushing the boundaries of technological possibility. In a re...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012]
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sound, color. |
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Discover how William Beebe extended the boundaries of deep-sea exploration in the 1930s by submerging himself in an oversized giant steel ball with its designer. Between 1930 and 1934, Beebe undertook a series of increasingly daring dives, pushing the boundaries of technological possibility. In a remarkable device designed by Otis Barton - a young, eccentric New England engineer - the two men probed deeper and deeper into the ocean's darkest secrets. The final dive reached an incredible depth of 3,028 feet. No submarine and no diver broke that record for fifteen years. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 30, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. William Beebe (2:21) -- Collecting from the Living Sea (3:23) -- Ocean Descent (2:11) -- Bermuda Waters (3:08) -- Philanthropy to the Rescue (1:12) -- Deep Sea Capsule (3:53) -- Mechanical Problems (2:01) -- First Human Descent (2:33) -- Great Depth for Humans (3:54) -- History's Great Explorers (4:40) -- Beebe in National Geographic Society Magazine (2:20) -- Sea Life Specimens (1:49) -- Lethal Cocktail inside Sphere (2:59) -- Perilous Dive (4:29) -- NGS-Sponsored Dives (2:40) -- Most Dangerous Descent (2:24) -- Deepest Depth (1:52) -- Beebe's Last Years (2:24) -- Credits: NGS Adventure: Master of the Abyss (0:46) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Discover how William Beebe extended the boundaries of deep-sea exploration in the 1930s by submerging himself in an oversized giant steel ball with its designer. Between 1930 and 1934, Beebe undertook a series of increasingly daring dives, pushing the boundaries of technological possibility. In a remarkable device designed by Otis Barton - a young, eccentric New England engineer - the two men probed deeper and deeper into the ocean's darkest secrets. The final dive reached an incredible depth of 3,028 feet. No submarine and no diver broke that record for fifteen years. 10 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (53 min.) : sound, color. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
10 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |