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Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998.
Sylvia Earle, photographed with Wisdom (2012). Earle and submersible designer Graham Hawkes founded Deep Ocean Engineering (DOE) in 1982; [2] DOE's products included Phantom, an uncrewed submersible, Deep Rover, a one-person submersible which set a record for deepest solo dive at 1,000 m (3,300 ft), and Deep Flight, designed to descend faster than previous deep-diving submersibles. [3]
Dr. Sylvia Earle tries on a construction helmet found in plastic debris on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge-- the 'window' into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Dr. Earle was instrumental in forwarding the cause of protecting this special area. Photo credit: Bonnie L. Campbell/USFWS: Date: 8 January 2012, 16:54: Source
Dr. Sylvia Earle tries on a construction helmet found in plastic debris on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge-- the 'window' into the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Dr. Earle was instrumental in forwarding the cause of protecting this special area. Photo credit: Bonnie L. Campbell/USFWS: Date: 8 January 2012, 16:54: Source
Mission Blue is a 2014 documentary film following Dr. Sylvia Earle on her quest trying to protect the ocean from threats as pollution, overfishing and climate change. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It won the 2015 News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing – Documentary and Long Form.
Vietnamese National Heroes (Vietnamese: Anh hùng dân tộc Việt Nam) is a term used by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to designate fourteen prominent figures in the history of Vietnam. These figures would have statues of them built in their home regions, regions where they had significant marks, regions where there are ...
While she was still working on preparations for STS-45, Sullivan received a call from Sylvia Earle, the chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [42] In 1981 Earle and Sullivan had been part of the first group of women admitted to the Explorers Club . [ 43 ]
Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist; Erika Edwards, researcher focusing on the evolution of plants; Jane Fonda (born 1937), actress, feminist and environmentalist; Eunice Newton Foote (1819–1888), scientist who discovered the effect of carbon dioxide on climate