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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 (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
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]
At the time of Earle's wish, less than 1% of the ocean was protected. Earle advocated for the creation of a system of parks like the national park system in the United States. The goal of the Hope Spot campaign is raise public support, gain the attention of leaders and policy makers, and ultimately create enough Hope Spots to protect 20% of the ...
Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer; Deborah Estrin (born 1959), American computer scientist, educator; Katherine Freese (born 1957), theoretical astrophysicist, American professor of physics; Elizabeth Gershoff, American professor of human development and family sciences
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
Published in 2004 by Island Press, Defying Ocean's End is now used as a university textbook for marine conservation. The book is a collaboration of over 70 authors and was edited by Linda K. Glover and Dr. Sylvia Earle, along with assistant editor Arlo Hemphill and maps created by Debra Fischman. [3]
Sylvia Earle (born 1935), American marine biologist, oceanographer and explorer; Sophia Eckerson (1880–1954), American botanist; Sylvia Edlund (1945–2014), Canadian botanist; Charlotte Elliott (1883–1974), American plant physiologist; Alice Catherine Evans (1881–1975), American microbiologist