Going Boldly - across, beneath and beyond the ocean, by Jeremy Batch
What sort of lifejackets did the ancient Egyptians wear, and how did the Inuit make their kayaks self-righting? How did the Assyrians manage to swim in full armour, and when did we first learn to breathe underwater? How have we (almost) overcome scurvy, and why haven't we been able to do the same with seasickness? How did the shipworm help Marc Brunel to drive a tunnel under the Thames, and why was the champagne flat at the party? How did the tomato worm and the Playtex company help twelve men to walk on the Moon, and what will the next generation of spacesuits and diving suits look like? Who were Gill, Gore, Hansen, Musto, Henri and Lloyd, and what are their companies working on now? And if we can land men on the Moon, why can't we make a warm, waterproof glove?
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