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The Remarkable Life of William Beebe: Explorer and Naturalist by Carol Grant Gould Island Press, 2004; $30.00
Who has not heard of William Beebe (1877-1962), one of the greatest natural historians of the twentieth century? In a recent informal survey by an independent investigator (myself), every person in the physics department of a small liberal arts college recognized Beebe by name--even though none of the respondents were biologists and some of them were mere tots when he died.
Author, scientist, adventurer, radio personality (he was a frequent guest on the popular radio show Information Please in...
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