Papa Topside : the Sealab chronicles of Capt. George F. Bond, USN / edited by Helen A. Siiteri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bond, George F. (George Foote), 1915-1983, author.

Contributor:

Siiteri, Helen A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Divers--United States--Biography.

Divers.

Saturation diving.

United States. Navy--Biography.

United States.

Bond, George F. (George Foot), 1924-.

Bond, George F.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A pioneer in the field of deep-sea diving, George F. Bond helped develop the theory of saturation diving and the techniques and dive tables used by divers around the world. In this edited journal?made public for the first time?Bond offers a lively account of his work with the U.S. Navy's first manned undersea habitats, the Sealab experiments of the 1960s. Dubbed ?Papa Topside" by the media who followed his work with Navy aquanauts, Bond gives a colorful eyewitness account of what today are considered benchmarks in the history of diving.This is a candid, personal record of Sealabs

Contents:

Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Evolution of Diving; Prologue; 1. A Submariner 1953-1957; 2. The Genesis Experiments 1957-1962; 3. Sealab I 1964; 4. Sealab II August 1964-August 1965; 5. Sealab II August-September 1965; 6. Sealab II September 1965; 7. Sealab II September-October 1965; 8. Sealab III 1967-1968; 9. Sealab III February 1969; 10. The Ocean Simulation Facility 1970-1972; 11. ""Scientist in the Sea"" 1973; 12. FISSH September 1975; 13. FISSH October 1975; 14. FISSH October-November 1975; 15. FISSH November 1975; Epilogue; Index; About the Author

About the Editor

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-495-2

1-61251-378-6

OCLC:

882769221