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World Without Sun
102 color photographs and 140 black and white.
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First published January 1, 1965
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau
204 books170 followersBorn in 1910, was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, and filmmaker, who studied the sea. Although he is most famous to us from his television programmes, he also co-developed the aqua-lung, and pioneered marine conservation as a political and scientific priority.
In the Calypso, an ex-Royal Navy minesweeper, Cousteau visited the most interesting waters of the planet. During these trips he produced many books and films. He gained three Oscars for; The Silent World, The Golden Fish, and World Without Sun, as well as many other top awards including the Palme d'Or in 1956 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cousteau liked to call himself an "oceanographic technician". He was in reality a sophisticated lover of nature who found a way of communicating complex scientific and biological concepts to ordinary people. While he was criticised at the time by some academics for failing to express science 'properly', his work permitted many people to explore the resources of the "blue continent". As an example of his influence, in 1975, folk singer John Denver composed the song "Calypso" as a tribute to Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. The song reached the number one position on the Billboard 100 charts.
Cousteau's work did a great deal to popularize knowledge of underwater biology and was featured in the long-lived documentary television series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau which began in 1968. On January 11, 1996, the Calypso sank in Singapore harbour. Cousteau died on June 25, 1997 - his work is continued by his son Jean-Michel and his grandson Fabien, who studies sharks from a custom-built shark-shaped submarine.
In the Calypso, an ex-Royal Navy minesweeper, Cousteau visited the most interesting waters of the planet. During these trips he produced many books and films. He gained three Oscars for; The Silent World, The Golden Fish, and World Without Sun, as well as many other top awards including the Palme d'Or in 1956 at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cousteau liked to call himself an "oceanographic technician". He was in reality a sophisticated lover of nature who found a way of communicating complex scientific and biological concepts to ordinary people. While he was criticised at the time by some academics for failing to express science 'properly', his work permitted many people to explore the resources of the "blue continent". As an example of his influence, in 1975, folk singer John Denver composed the song "Calypso" as a tribute to Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. The song reached the number one position on the Billboard 100 charts.
Cousteau's work did a great deal to popularize knowledge of underwater biology and was featured in the long-lived documentary television series The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau which began in 1968. On January 11, 1996, the Calypso sank in Singapore harbour. Cousteau died on June 25, 1997 - his work is continued by his son Jean-Michel and his grandson Fabien, who studies sharks from a custom-built shark-shaped submarine.
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July 28, 2018
Третя книга команди Кусто про морські дослідження залишила в мене неоднозначні враження. Попередні дві книги писав сам Ів Кусто, вони рясніли деталями досліджень, ситуаціями з життя команди, це були суцільні історії, які переносили мене, як читача, на борт Каліпсо. Я ніби була одним з дослідників, другом, спостерігала і проживала разом з усіма труднощі і радощі.
"Світ без сонця" - зовсім інша. Тут більше фото, і менше особистого. Ти тепер ніби не друг, а стороній спостерігач. Описи уривчасті, часто повторюються. Ніби різні люди підписували фото в сімейному альбомі з дещо призабутої поїздки. Першу частину книги писав Кусто, решту очевидно хтось інший.
Якщо абстрагуватися з недосконалості тексту, то речі, які вони описують, все ж захоплюють. Побудова підводних поселень, станцій для дослідження морського дна. І це було так давно!
Чорно-білі фото в книзі виглядають дещо фантастично, ніби дослідження іншої планети десь далеко в галактиці. Хоча врешті, так воно і є - досі океан для нас інша галактика і ми так мало про нього знаємо.
"Світ без сонця" - зовсім інша. Тут більше фото, і менше особистого. Ти тепер ніби не друг, а стороній спостерігач. Описи уривчасті, часто повторюються. Ніби різні люди підписували фото в сімейному альбомі з дещо призабутої поїздки. Першу частину книги писав Кусто, решту очевидно хтось інший.
Якщо абстрагуватися з недосконалості тексту, то речі, які вони описують, все ж захоплюють. Побудова підводних поселень, станцій для дослідження морського дна. І це було так давно!
Чорно-білі фото в книзі виглядають дещо фантастично, ніби дослідження іншої планети десь далеко в галактиці. Хоча врешті, так воно і є - досі океан для нас інша галактика і ми так мало про нього знаємо.
August 28, 2015
A telling account of Costeau and his team of Oceanauts, trying to colonize the Red Sea near Sudan. The challenges they faced, the fish they encountered, and their interactions with these maritime creatures while trying to live there.
A great book for learning what it's like to try and live underwater, at least during the 1960's when they first experimented with the Continental Shelf submarines. I loved this alot! I've been inspired to look more into Cousteau's work.
A great book for learning what it's like to try and live underwater, at least during the 1960's when they first experimented with the Continental Shelf submarines. I loved this alot! I've been inspired to look more into Cousteau's work.
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