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Some may be interested in my new blog on the Huffington Post Science page about the golden anniversary of SEALAB II, which happens to coincide with the current mission at the Aquarius Reef Base, a SEALAB descendant. SEALAB II got started the last week of August 1965 and ran for 45 days -...

Hello diving history fans. . . You may be interested in my blog about SEALAB II's golden anniversary, which happens to coincide with the current mission at Aquarius Reef Base just south of the Keys. Included in the blog you'll find a link to one of the more amusing congratulatory calls from a...

I thought some on ScubaBoard might be interested in reading my lament/finger-wag about how a major chapter in diving history, and a significant historical chapter more generally, is still being overlooked, even on its 50 anniversary. . . It's posted today in The Huffington Post: SEALAB's 50th...

Walter F. Mazzone, a top SEALAB officer, Jan. 19, 1918 - Aug. 7, 2014. Please see the obituary I've posted on my website to learn a bit more about this remarkable American, who of course figures prominently in my book, SEALAB. Captain Mazzone played a critical role in the U.S. Navy project and...

Thanks for this thread, emoreira, and for the kind words about my book. And we can all wish a happy anniversary to SEALAB I, whose four aquanauts were getting ready to surface 50 years ago this week. I was recently invited to write a brief tribute to SEALAB on the occasion of its 50th, a...

Thanks so much, emoreira. I'm so glad you enjoyed my book and got so much out of it. In response to Dnaber, I have nothing at all to do with pricing but I hope you were able to get a cheaper new or used hardcover copy. There seem to be plenty out there. . . the first chapter can be read on my...

Seeing as this week marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy's first SEALAB, and the dawn of new era in diving, I might suggest my book, "SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor," published a couple of years ago by Simon & Schuster. Rob Kurson, the author of...

Thanks for the kind words about my book, Sam. It was an honor to chronicle the history of SEALAB and the related deep diving efforts of that era. FYI, I spoke a bit about SEALAB on the occasion of its 50th on ScubaRadio the other day: ScubaRadio 7-26-14 HOUR1 : Scuba Radio I suppose you could...

I've had a few opportunities lately to write about SEALAB's golden anniversary, and here's one essay that I think pretty well sums up the U.S. Navy's game-changing project and its legacy, written for a Los Angeles-based website called Zocalo Public Square: Zócalo Public Square :: Is the Final...

Yes, this would not be the first timeline to be missing SEALAB. Most discouraging was a big timeline on the history of exploration in the June 2013 issue of National Geographic that included such things as William Beebe's bathysphere, but no mention of SEALAB I, II, or III. (I commented on this...

Great to find this thread going. . . Yes, it was 50 years ago today, right about now, that four U.S. Navy divers swam into SEALAB I, nearly 200 feet below the surface of the Atlantic southwest of Bermuda. So began a game-changing adventure that opened a new window - and door - into the world...

My sampling of some notable recent sub-aquatic technologies has been posted on the Men's Journal website. I thought some divers might find one or another of the nine featured items interesting, including the Exosuit, the Triton 36000/3 sub and the Diver Hand-Held Sonar. I'd be glad to hear what...

Condolences to the Carpenter family . . . Mentioned toward the end of today's New York Times obituary is that Scott Carpenter became an aquanaut, "spending a month living and working on the ocean floor, at a depth of 205 feet, in the Sealab project off San Diego in 1965." No small feat ! He made...

Some divers out there might be interested in my brief overview of our halting efforts at manned undersea exploration, now online at Slate magazine. For much more about all this, there is of course my book, SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor, now also available...

The first two chapters of my book, SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor, give a good overview (in my opinion!) of the physics and physiology involved along with a history of diving (Chapter 1 is available on my website and the first few pages of Chapter 2, which...

Thanks, Sam, and I hope you have your signed copy by now. In fact today marks the official release of the Audible Audio Edition of SEALAB. So now you can listen to the full story of the pioneers who did a lot to get diving know-how to where it is today - and you won't have to worry about soggy...

Thanks to everyone who came to my Scuba Show seminar and/or dropped by the Historical Diving Society booth before and after to chat and/or pick up a signed copy of SEALAB. It was quite a weekend - as you can perhaps tell from the pictures on my Facebook Author Page. Big congratulations to show...

I'll be doing a book signing today, Saturday, at the Historical Diving Society USA booth (#733) from 1-3 p.m., and again tomorrow, right after my SEALAB seminar at 11 a.m. in room Seaside 3 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Hope to see some of you there. . .

Thanks, Sam. I'm especially looking forward to sharing the SEALAB story at my Scuba Show seminar after seeing that special National Geographic issue on "125 Years of Great Explorations - Adventures and Discoveries that Changed the World." It rather remarkably makes no mention of SEALAB, even in...

Just picked up this special Nat Geo exploration issue and in the "Sea" section there's William Beebe and his bathysphere, the deep dive of the U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste and a nice spread on Jacques Cousteau - but not a word (or picture) about SEALAB... So I guess it's good timing that I'll...