Titanic: The Last Great Images
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762435046 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Accompanied by commentary from colleagues Dwight Coleman and Jeremy Weirich, this book is a satisfying read with mesmerizing images for armchair voyagers, and a significant excursion into submarine technology and archeology for the more science-minded. Chapters on the ship's construction and sinking include historical photos of the Titanic and its sister ship, the Olympic, juxtaposed with those same features from their Atlantic grave. From Publishers Weekly Nearly twenty years after his famous 1985 discovery of the shipwrecked Titantic, the remote viewing technology developed by oceanographer Ballard and his team had pro
This book shows what makes the Titanic worthy of the world's undying fascination.. Dead ships, however, do.Over seventy years after the great ocean liner sank, marine geologist Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of the Titanic 12,500 feet beneath the surface of the icy North Atlantic. This illustrated volume—and a National Geographic special—weave the strands of the ocean liner's story together in renderings done by the ship's original designers, charts of the debris field, and period illustrations. In crisply detailed underwater photography, disintegrating ruins and shattered pieces reveal pride of workmanship, a rigidly defined class system, and indelible images of terror and courage. Dead men tell no tales. This is a story told in rusted, twisted metal and debris, but it is also a human story told in a porcelain doll's face, an empty shoe, and an abandoned derby hat.Titanic: The Last Great Images maps the wreck of the ship from a variety of perspectives to give a completely new picture of the triumph and tragedy that was Titanic. Robert Ballard provides the clearest, most accurate view of the ship we have ever seen. Now Ballard presents the world with an opportunity to live the story of the famous ship through his amazing last great images, before Titanic's remains are gone forever
Tough To Review For Me First of all, I'm rating the book right now based only on the photographic part of it; I have not yet read any of the text.I'm a BIG fan of Dr. Ballard. I'm awed by his technical knowledge and skills also his courage that have enabled him to discover the Titanic and other lost ship wrecks. Also because of his steadfastness that the ship should NOT have been plundered for artifacts for any reason.But I have to agree with reviewer "Stanwyck" - the pics are really not of very good quality overall. Some are pretty good, but many are grainy and f. Bruce Trinque said Haunting Photos of the Ship of Ghosts. Robert Ballard, the author of "Titanic: The Last Great Images", will ever be associated with the great, lost ship. It was Ballard who was the driving force behind the 1985 expedition that found the sunken vessel, and since then his voice has been steady in its opposition to the destructive exploitation of the wreck."Titanic: The Last Great Images" serves in part as an account of his "Haunting Photos of the Ship of Ghosts" according to Bruce Trinque. Robert Ballard, the author of "Titanic: The Last Great Images", will ever be associated with the great, lost ship. It was Ballard who was the driving force behind the 1985 expedition that found the sunken vessel, and since then his voice has been steady in its opposition to the destructive exploitation of the wreck."Titanic: The Last Great Images" serves in part as an account of his 200Haunting Photos of the Ship of Ghosts Bruce Trinque Robert Ballard, the author of "Titanic: The Last Great Images", will ever be associated with the great, lost ship. It was Ballard who was the driving force behind the 1985 expedition that found the sunken vessel, and since then his voice has been steady in its opposition to the destructive exploitation of the wreck."Titanic: The Last Great Images" serves in part as an account of his 2004 return to the site to make further explorations with Remotely Operated Vehicles equipped with high resolution television cameras. Many of the photographs in. return to the site to make further explorations with Remotely Operated Vehicles equipped with high resolution television cameras. Many of the photographs in. 00Haunting Photos of the Ship of Ghosts Bruce Trinque Robert Ballard, the author of "Titanic: The Last Great Images", will ever be associated with the great, lost ship. It was Ballard who was the driving force behind the 1985 expedition that found the sunken vessel, and since then his voice has been steady in its opposition to the destructive exploitation of the wreck."Titanic: The Last Great Images" serves in part as an account of his 2004 return to the site to make further explorations with Remotely Operated Vehicles equipped with high resolution television cameras. Many of the photographs in. return to the site to make further explorations with Remotely Operated Vehicles equipped with high resolution television cameras. Many of the photographs in. Five Stars Dolores Drapalik great