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2000, Oceanography 13(3):122, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.25
BOOK REVIEW | The History of American Deep Submersible Operations
Book Information | Reviewer | First Paragraph | Full Review | Citation
Book Information
The History of American Deep Submersible Operations
By Will Forman, 312 pages, Best Publishing Company, ISBN: 0-941332-72-1
Reviewer
Hal Palmer | Veridian MRJ Technology Solutions, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
First Paragraph
Dr. Don Walsh of Trieste and Marianas Trench fame opens his Foreword to Will Forman's book stating... "I cannot think of a more qualified person to write this book." This reviewer certainly concurs in Don's endorsement. I had the privilege of a casual but enlightening association with Will when I too worked at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS). I was at the Pasadena Annex and on San Clemente Island while Will was toiling to build the "Deep Jeep" in the middle of the Mojave desert! One of his colleagues, a renowned marine geologist then at NOTS, constantly referred to submersibles as "those backyard death-traps" although he did bump me from a dive in the Cousteau "Soucoupe" when Westinghouse and the Navy contracted it for dives off San Clemente in the early 60s.
Full Review
Citation
Palmer, H. 2000. Review of The History of American Deep Submersible Operations, by W. Forman. Oceanography 13(3):122, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.25.