“When ... we realize the possibilities of deep sea life still unknown to us, every haul of the dredge should be welcomed by an expectant enthusiasm equaled in other fields only by the possible hope of communication with our sister planets.” ShouldStillsRealizingSeaFieldsPossibilityPlanetsCommunicationOceanEnthusiasmExplorationHaulSea LifeDeep SeaOcean Exploration Author:William Beebe
“In the course of time I have learned to tramp about coral reefs, twenty to thirty feet under water, so unconcernedly that I can pay attention to particular definite things. But after all my silly fears have been allayed, even now, with eyes overflowing with surfeit of color, I am still almost inarticulate. We need a whole new vocabulary, new adjectives, adequately to describe the designs and colors of under sea.” NeedsHas BeensStillsI CanWholeEyeCoursesWaterPayAttentionSeaFeetDesignParticularColorOceanTwentiesSillyPay AttentionThirtyExplorationI Have LearnedDefiniteVocabularyAdjectivesReefsTrampsInarticulateOcean ExplorationCoral Reefs Author:William Beebe