The Universe Below, Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Schidlovsky, Dimitry. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 432 p. Illustrations. Maps. Chronology. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Price clipped. Signed by author. Nice inscription signed by author on t-p referencing Chapter 2 spy story Pulitzer Prize winning author takes the reader on an epic journey to the planet's last and most exotic frontier--the depths of the sea. The author takes us on breathtaking dives and expeditions and introduces us to explorers at the forefront of deep research powered by a wave of once-secret technologies. Broad is the author or co-author of eight books, most recently The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards. Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War (Simon & Schuster, 2001) was a number-one New York Times Best Seller. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His other titles include The Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea; Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception; and with co-author Nicholas Wade, Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science. Broad's work focuses on the social repercussions of science.Dimitry Schidlovsky's paintings hang in private art collections in New York and abroad, including stunning examples of his Metaspace series. Dimitry's commercial art has been commissioned by Adobe, David Yurman and IBM as well as by the Audubon Society, The New York Times and Smithsonian. DIMITRY has been a professional artist and illustrator for over three decades. Accomplished in virtually all media from traditional to digital, he has produced a body of fine art ranging from contemporary works to impressionistic landscapes to prints and portraits. Dimitry's latest work is Metaspace, a series of unique contemporary observations that combines abstract and realist genres to create a new form of expression. From an early age Dimitry was inspired to create art by his grandmother, an internationally-acclaimed miniaturist whose subjects included European royalty, the Rockefellers and the Whitneys, and whose works are displayed at The National Gallery, The Merriweather Post Gallery and The Windsor Court. After graduating with a degree in marine biology Dimitry was engaged by The Gulf of Maine Aquarium to illustrate their exhibits and his work led to assignments from National Wildlife, Random House, Columbia Press, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, Simon & Schuster and Scientific American.With a growing reputation for artistic renderings of technical subjects, Dimitry launched his career as an illustrator and designer. Already a professional artist, he attended Parsons School of Design to study under the artist and master draftsman David Passalaqua who has had a lasting impact on Dimitry's work. Bringing a powerful artistic sensibility to his work as an illustrator and designer, Dimitry has executed work for Adobe, IBM and Cablevision as well as organizations such as the Audubon Society, Harper & Row, the Harvard University Press and Smithsonian. For The New York Times, Dimitry was a long-time contributor of dramatic full-page illustrations for the front of the paper's award-winning Science Times section.Dimitry's innovation in fine art and multiple graphic media is anchored by his mastery of draftsmanship. Throughout his career, Dimitry has maintained a passionate focus on fine art and has produced diverse works commissioned by a range of clients. Today, Dimitry operates his gallery and studio in Sea Cliff, New York and also serves as an Adjunct Professor of art at the State University of New York.