"All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes. Through stories of history,...

Presents a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries. Oceanography: Exploring Earth's Final Wilderness takes you on a scientific expedition to fathom the ocean's mysteries in 36 intensively illustrated half-hour lectures delivered by ocean scientist and Professor Harold J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, a researcher who has visited and mapped landscapes on the seabed that no human eyes had ever seen before. Oceanography...

Discusses the U.S. Navy Sealab project, underwater photography, archaeological discoveries, submersibles and undersea wildlife.

The author looks back on his career as an oceanographer, describes how the study of the world's oceans has changed since World War II, and depicts the excitement of studying the sea

Explores oceans, discusses how they affect the climate, and describes the variety of life forms found there.