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OverviewAn engineer whose life is in shambles meets a blind oceanographer who spends her life at sea. In this memoir of their courtship, David Fisichella writes of science, love, adventure, and danger on the ocean. He survives heavy weather, an equator crossing, and a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. He learns how scientists study ocean physics and why their research is so important, how people live for months on a crowded boat, and what it means to be working for, and dating, the chief scientist. Told with humor, gritty details, and a refreshing sense of wonder about our oceans. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David FisichellaPublisher: Leapfrog Press Imprint: Leapfrog Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781935248101ISBN 10: 1935248103 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 01 April 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsA lost man finds his calling, and an oceanographer with dimming eyesight illuminates the dark sea. A dissatisfied engineer, David Fisichella, stumbles upon a life at sea. As the vision of Amy Bowen, a chief scientist at a highly respected oceanographic research institution, deteriorates, her work increasingly reveals the workings of the ocean. An inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, courage, and love. --Deborah Cramer, author of Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage, and Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water Our World <br> A lost man finds his calling, and an oceanographer with dimming eyesight illuminates the dark sea. A dissatisfied engineer, David Fisichella, stumbles upon a life at sea. As the vision of Amy Bowen, a chief scientist at a highly respected oceanographic research institution, deteriorates, her work increasingly reveals the workings of the ocean. An inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, courage, and love. --Deborah Cramer, author of Great Waters: An Atlantic Passage, and Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water Our World Author InformationFisichella manages shipboard scientific services at Woods Hole Oceanographic. Formerly an aerospace engineer, he turned to providing adaptive technology to the blind. When his first marriage collapsed, he went to sea on a whim with a scientist suffering from macular degeneration. David teaches sailing and skiing to the blind, and sails around New England with his wife and seven-year-old daughter. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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