Voyage to the bottom of the Sea…
William Beebe…a man born the year
after Custer was wiped out at the Little Big Horn and the United States
Centennial proclaimed 100 years of freedom…achieved a very modern feat and
descended deeper into the ocean than any of his predecessors…
Between 1930 and 1934, he descended
(along with Otis Barton, the designer of the craft) in a round iron ball known
as the “Bathysphere”. They went down
over 3000 feet, into the dark and primitive ocean depths…and made history. From one era to another, from horse-drawn to
combustion engines, hand cranked submersibles to modern submarines, and from
shallow-water diving suits to deep sea…bathyspheres…
Read a first edition of Beebe’s book,
and discover what lies beneath for yourself…
As a side note…the Bathysphere still exists,
and if you’re near New York City…check it out at the Coney Island aquarium…