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000456107 1001_ $$aFelt, Hali.
000456107 24510 $$aSoundings :$$bthe story of the remarkable woman who mapped the ocean floor /$$cHali Felt.
000456107 250__ $$a1st ed.
000456107 260__ $$aNew York :$$bHenry Holt and Co.,$$c2012.
000456107 300__ $$a340 p., [8] p. of plates :$$bill. (some col.) ;$$c25 cm.
000456107 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-321) and index.
000456107 520__ $$a"A compelling portrait of one of the most interesting "forgotten" women of the twentieth century, the scientist who mapped, for the first time, the ocean floor. Until Marie Tharp's groundbreaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery--then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space. In a time when women in the scientific community were routinely dismissed, Tharp's work changed our understanding of the earth's geologic evolution. While her partner, Bruce Heezen, went on expeditions to collect soundings (records of sonar pings measuring the ocean's depth across its entire expanse), Tharp turned this data into beautiful and controversial maps that laid the groundwork for proving the theory of continental drift. Tharp's maps showed for the first time that the continents were moving and had always been moving and that what had happened over eons under the sea was as "visible" now as looking at the same phenomenon on land. Her maps have been called some of "the most remarkable achievements in modern cartography" and yet no one knows her name. The brilliant young writer Hali Felt captures the romance of scientific discovery and brings to vivid life this pioneering scientist who changed the way we view the earth"--Provided by publisher.
000456107 520__ $$a"Until Marie Tharp's ground-breaking work in the 1950s, the floor of the ocean was a mystery--then, as now, we knew less about the ocean than we did about outer space. In a time when women in the scientific community were routinely dismissed, Marie's work changed our understanding of the earth's geologic evolution. While her partner, Bruce Heezen, went on expeditions to collect soundings (records of sonar pings measuring the ocean's depth across its entire expanse), Marie turned this data into beautiful and controversial maps that laid the groundwork for proving the theory of continental drift. Marie's maps for the first time showed that the continents were moving, had always been moving and what had happened over eons under the sea was as "visible" now as looking at the same phenomenon on land. Her maps have been called some of "the most remarkable achievements in modern cartography" and yet no one knows her name. Brilliant young writer Hali Felt captures the romance of scientific discovery, and brings to vivid life this pioneering scientist who changed the way we view the earth"--Provided by publisher.
000456107 60010 $$aTharp, Marie.
000456107 650_0 $$aCartographers$$zUnited States$$vBiography.
000456107 650_0 $$aGeomorphologists$$zUnited States$$vBiography.
000456107 650_0 $$aWomen cartographers$$zUnited States$$vBiography.
000456107 650_0 $$aSubmarine topography.
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