Show OPENS NEW WORLD TO scientific KEN beabes ocean explorations of high importance william beibe bebe deep sea explorer has lived a life of 0 ninny stra strange adventures in tho the world of science in tits his mental makeup there abides nil all insatiable curiosity about living things wid the origins of life science for hini him to ip associated with romance and adventure nd venture mysteries of tile the jungles fascinate him the sea Is in all aqueous undiscovered continent whose secrets lure him to strange and original explorations with fabre the french entomologist and hudson tho the british naturalist the name of william beebe tho the american Is ns one of a trio of scientists 8 clentis ts enthusiasms and literary abilities have popularized the study of nature and broadened the interest of humanity in this living world 11 ills latest fent feat results of which tiro aro not yet scientifically known might be called it purely spectacular one if the name of william isenbe wore were hot bot attached to its performance for the first time tho the human voice was transmitted to the radio world front from a half mile below the surface of the sea off nonsuch island in ili the bermudas bermudia daa this was mado made possible by tho the bathysphere the invention of oils barton serving tho the same purpose for deep sea observations ions lons that professor Iro fessor placards aluminum globe did to the upper tipper strata of the alio earths atmosphere the device Is nn an airtight metal ball with steel sides nn an inch and it half thick front from tills this hermetically sealed scaled compartment tile the voice of doctor beebe was heard hear from a 2200 foot level of sea depth and nd relayed to now new york for fir worldwide world wide transmission this htmat adventure Is only in its stages as yet what discoveries lie lit in tile the nature of unknown monsters of oc tile the deep tire lire still conjectural the mysteries of tile the sou depths have only been superficially touched doctor beabes expedition in ili search of the legendary sargasso sea ranks in romantic interest with jasons expedition tion in quest of the golden fleece whether jason ever found his golden fleece and what became of it aro are questions still in the regions of but doctor beebe nt at least rescued readied tile the famous sea from tile regions of myth and put it on record as being greatly exaggerated time out of mind the Sargasso sea has furnished material for stories of lost ships and dread dreadful rul monsters of the deep which were supposed to live alvo in a world of floating seaweed rooted to tile the floor of tho the ocean it wits was supposed to bo tile the meadow of death a n whirlpool of tangled sen sea growths growt lis that for agog ages lind had sucked ships into its depths and devoured them in its ita meshes it was the lanti lant les cs great port of missing ships fabled to have levied its to toll in m mn mm m and vessels from the days ot of the phoenicians Phoenicia ns to the present modern ships were supposed to avoid its currents and to fight shy of its seductive floa floatsan tsam kansas city star |