Ocean Outpost The Future of Humans Living Underwater /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Seedhouse, Erik (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Oceanography.; Aquatic ecology.; Space sciences.; Popular works.; Earth Sciences.; Popular Science, general.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Ocean Outpost is an undersea roadmap charting the future of man's exploration of Earth's last vast unexplored territory. To realize the goal of an extended human presence underwater a wealth of new technologies will be developed, such as new manned and unmanned submersibles, advanced propu...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of panels
• List of abbreviations and acronyms
• Section I Diving
• Chapter 1:No Limits freediving
• Chapter 2: Technical and saturation diving
• Part II Manned Submersibles and Undersea Habitats
• Chapter 3: Hardsuits
• Chapter 4: Manned Submersibles
• Chapter 5: Personal Submersibles and underwater flight
• Chapter 6: Ocean outpost
• Part III Ocean Exploitation
• Chapter 7: Deep-sea mining and energy exploitation
• Chapter 8: Ocean medicine
• Section IV Revolutionary Undersea Medicine
• Chapter 9: Liquid breathing and artificial gills
• Chapter 10: Becoming homo aquaticus
• Appendix
• Epilogue
• Index.