BEEBE, (Charles) William [1877-1962] -- American naturalist, explorer, writer, Curator of Ornithology, N.Y. Zoölogical Society
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Curator of Ornithology, N.Y. Zoölogical Society (from 1899)
In 1934 he descended to a record depth of 3028 feet off Bermuda in a deep-water bathysphere with its inventor, Otis Barton. He ascribed the basic idea of a spherical deep-sea vessel to a conversation with Col. (later POTUS) Theodore Roosevelt, ¤ who sketched it on a napkin.
Surprisingly, Beebe had a mistrust of things mechanical and disliked even driving a car.
A prolific writer, he wrote many popular books about his adventures, many on behalf of the New York Zoological Park, a/k/a Bronx Zoo. He also wrote several articles for the National Geographic Society.
He was twice married,
first to Mary Blair Rice, ¤
second to Helen Ricker ¤
-- both writers of note. 
Chronology |
1899 | Curator of Ornithology, N.Y. Zoölogical Society |
1925/04/09 | He uses a homemade diving helmet |
1934/08/15 | Historic dive to 3028 feet in Bathysphere |
Selected Works |
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- Ocean Planet:Ocean Planet Book - Beebe Excerpt from Half Mile Down, 1934
- CLASSIC DIVING BOOKS - Author William Beebe
- CLASSIC DIVING BOOKS - Deep water exploration and oceanography.
- File:New York World - William Beebe Bird Article Apr 8 1906.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- AllRefer Encyclopedia - Charles William Beebe (Zoology, Biographies) - Encyclopedia
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- William Beebe: Biography from Answers.com
- The remarkable life of William Beebe ... - Google Books
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- The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). As a character.
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