Squire, Rachael

Undersea geopolitics: Sealab, science, and the Cold War

by Squire, Rachael

fromGeopolitical bodies, material worlds

0 Type: Book

"This book furthers academic scholarship in cutting-edge areas of geographical and geopolitical writing by drawing on a series of little-studied undersea living projects conducted by the US Navy during the Cold War (Project Genesis, Sealab I, II and III). Supported by an engagin…

Undersea geopolitics: Sealab, science, and the Cold War

by Squire, Rachael

fromGeopolitical bodies, material worlds

0 Type: Book

"This book furthers academic scholarship in cutting-edge areas of geographical and geopolitical writing by drawing on a series of little-studied undersea living projects conducted by the US Navy during the Cold War (Project Genesis, Sealab I, II and III). Supported by an engagin…

From 1957-1969, at the height of the Cold War, the US Navy in conjunction with the Office of Naval Research conducted a series of pioneering experiments designed to enable 'man' to live and work for extended periods of time beneath the sea. Led by Capt. Dr George Bond, the proje…