Resultaat voor "Titanic" in Wetenschap

The riveting story of the history-making mission to reach the bottom of all five of the world’s oceans – the ultimate frontier of our planet. Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet remain a...

Dalla maledizione di Tutankhamon al Triangolo delle Bermuda, dal Sangue di San Gennaro all’affondamento del Titanic: un viaggio affascinante alla scoperta dei più celebri misteri dell'umanità.Massimo Polidoro, sfoderando un approccio che fonde mentalità empirica e genuina curiosità verso i fenomeni più strani, ci accompagna lungo un itinerario che cerca di fare luce sui più grandi misteri della Storia. Massimo Polidoro (1969) è uno scrittore e divulgatore scientifico, storico collaboratore di Piero Angela, attualmente segretario nazionale del CICAP.

The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery - plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The largest living space on Earth is a place almost no one has ever seen. Below the reach of sunlight lies a world of permanent darkness, near-freezing cold and pressure that can crush a submarine in a fraction of a second. It covers most of the planet...

The astonishing story behind one of the most shocking disasters of the century, from the writer who's covered OceanGate from the beginning. In June 2023, OceanGate's experimental Titan submersible went missing on a dive to the wreck of the Titanic. Millions of people around the world were...

September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until...

‘A wonderful book: Nancy Campbell is a fine storyteller with a rare physical intelligence. The extraordinary brilliance of her eye confers the reader a total immersion in the rimy realms she explores. Glaciers, Arctic floe, verglas, frost and snow — I can think of no better or warmer guide...

The Titanic, once celebrated as the epitome of maritime safety, embarked on its maiden voyage with dreams of grandeur, only to meet a devastating fate. This captivating eyewitness account brings to life the chilling stories of survivors, painting a vivid picture of the chaos and despair that unfolded on that fateful night. Join us as we delve into the tragic reality of one of historys most infamous maritime disasters. Brace yourself for a haunting journey filled with courage, loss, and resilience—this tale is not for the faint-hearted. - Summary by LynneT

Dive into the gripping first-hand account of Colonel Archibald Gracie, the first Titanic survivor to pass away after the tragic sinking. In this compelling narrative, Gracie seeks to debunk the myths surrounding that fateful night, sharing his personal experiences as he clung to the hull of an overturned lifeboat after heroically assisting many others to safety. This remarkable book also features poignant testimonies from other survivors, gathered from both American and British inquiries, revealing their heart-wrenching tales boat by boat. - Summary by Larry Wilson

From the national bestselling author of The Food Explorer, a fascinating and rollicking plunge into the story of the world’s most famous shipwreck, the RMS Titanic On a frigid April night in 1912, the world’s largest—and soon most famous—ocean liner struck an iceberg and slipped beneath...

Il mare è un mistero. Ne abbiamo tracciato i confini, scandagliato le profondità, ma rimane l’ultima frontiera, che forse non attraverseremo mai. Patrik Svensson ha raccolto in quest’opera multiforme – romanzo d’avventura, memoir, indagine scientifica – storie di personaggi celebri e individui dimenticati che si sono consacrati al mito del mare.