Unseen Life of New York: As a Naturalist Sees It

William Beebe (1877-1962) was the director of the Department of Tropical Research at the New York Zoological Society (Bronx Zoo). He wrote many books on popular science and personally headed numerous expeditions to the Neotropics, the Himalayas, Borneo, and other places. In 1934, at the age of fifty-seven, he set a new record for depth in undersea show more exploration show less