The Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea

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This is an examination of how the sea's darkest recesses are being illuminated to reveal a world teeming with life, lost artworks and treasures. In the company of scientists and explorers, the author, a Pulitzer Prize winner, describes how modern technology, some of which was developed for Cold War espionage, is uncovering information about ancient life forms, historic events such as the sinking of the "Titanic", and current environmental dangers that could have devastating long-term effects.

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John Durant The New York Times Book Review By combining personal experience, conversations with scientists and a wide-ranging historical review, [Broad] has given us a readable and reliable guide to the last great wilderness on earth...A splendid guide to this ultimate terra incognita. David Pawson The Washington Post Book World ...a fascinating, beautifully written account of a truly unfamiliar world. The New Yorker Broad's sense of wonderment is almost always infectious.

Author Bio

William J. Broad has practiced yoga since 1970. A bestselling author and senior writer at The New York Times, he has won every major award in print and television during more than thirty years as a science journalist. With New York Times colleagues, he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as an Emmy Award and a DuPont. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War, a #1 New York Times bestseller.