Modern marvels. Season 6, Episode 24, Scuba and deep sea diving /

In antiquity, a hollow reed served as an underwater link to oxygen. As in days of old, humans still need self-contained breathing equipment for a variety of reasons -- food-gathering, commercial, recreational, military, and scientific. Dive with the best as we test scuba diving's past, and look...

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Other Authors:	Nash, Bruce M. (Producer), Moore, Pam (Producer), Saperstein, Harlan (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, NY : A & E Television Networks, 1999.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Deep diving. Scuba diving. Diving suits. Underwater breathing apparatus. Diving Plongée sous-marine. Plongée en scaphandre autonome. Scaphandres. Respirateurs sous-marins. Documentary television programs. Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	In antiquity, a hollow reed served as an underwater link to oxygen. As in days of old, humans still need self-contained breathing equipment for a variety of reasons -- food-gathering, commercial, recreational, military, and scientific. Dive with the best as we test scuba diving's past, and look to a future of mechanical gills.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed June 21, 2018).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (47 min.)
Playing Time:	00:46:51