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Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor
| Title | Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor |
| Names | Felt, Hali. |
| Book Number | DB075236 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| 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. |
| Local Subject | Science - SCI |
| Astronomy & allied sciences - 520 | |
| Female Narrator - FN | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| History - Modern World (universal) - Exploration - EXPH | |
| General Non-Fiction - GNF | |
| Long Book - LO | |
| Biography - Scientists & Explorers - BIT | |
| Adult Book - ADB | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Adult Reading Level - AD | |
| Non-Fiction - NF | |
| Biography - Notable Women - BIW | |
| Science - Nature - NAT | |
| Science - Oceanography, Sea - OCE | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Female Author - FMA | |
| LC Subject | Cartographers - United States - Biography |
| 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 |
| A |
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| Call Number | 526.092 B ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2012 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2012 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio) |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: 1st ed. New York, NY : Henry Holt and Co., 2012. 9780805092158 |