Title |
Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor
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Names |
Felt, Hali.
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Book Number |
DB075236
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Biography of oceanic cartographer Marie Tharp (1920-2006), whose work with Bruce Heezen proved the existence of the Mid-Oceanic Ridges. Explores the intricacies of being a woman in a male-dominated field, her professional and personal relationships with Heezen, and the impact of her work on the field of geology. 2012. Biography of oceanic cartographer Marie Tharp (1920-2006), whose work with Bruce Heezen proved the existence of the Mid-Oceanic Ridges. Explores the intricacies of being a woman in a male-dominated field, her professional and personal relationships with Heezen, and the impact of her work on the field of geology. 2012.
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Local Subject |
Science - SCI
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Astronomy & allied sciences - 520
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Female Narrator - FN
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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History - Modern World (universal) - Exploration - EXPH
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Long Book - LO
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Biography - Scientists & Explorers - BIT
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Adult Book - ADB
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Adult Reading Level - AD
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Non-Fiction - NF
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Biography - Notable Women - BIW
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Science - Nature - NAT
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Science - Oceanography, Sea - OCE
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Short Book - SH
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Female Author - FMA
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LC Subject |
Cartographers - United States - Biography
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Geomorphologists - United States - Biography
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Submarine topography
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Women cartographers - United States - Biography
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Notes |
ENG
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A
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Call Number |
526.092 B ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2012
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2012 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio)
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. New York, NY : Henry Holt and Co., 2012. 9780805092158
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