Dolphin Island - Arthur C. Clarke [62]
The description of underwater ultraviolet fluorescence in Chapter 18 is based on my own observations in the Indian Ocean with an ultraviolet source generously provided by Dr. Richard G. Woodbridge of Transspace Laboratories, who has pioneered in this field of submarine illumination. And perhaps I should mention here that I do not recommend night-diving for beginners!
About the Author
Arthur C. Clarke, who now lives in Ceylon, was born in Somerset, England. He studied at King's College and took a B.S. degree with First Class Honors in physics and pure and applied mathematics from the University of London. A Flight Lieutenant in World War II, Mr. Clarke was a radar specialist with the RAF. After the war he became a science editor and TV and radio writer, but since 1951 he has devoted his time to writing more than twenty-five books, and over three hundred short stories and articles. In an article Mr. Clarke wrote for The Wireless World in 1945 he proposed the idea behind Telestar—the use of satellites for the transmittal of communication symbols.
Mr. Clarke is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and has twice been chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. His interest in astronautics is the basis for several well-known science-fiction books, including ISLANDS IN THE SKY. He has done much exploration and photography along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the setting of DOLPHIN ISLAND.
Mr. Clarke was singularly honored in 1962 by an international jury, appointed by UNESCO, which awarded him the Kalinga Prize, the most important award in the science writing field.
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Cover
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
A Note from the Author
About the Author
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