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Science: Brad Matsen: The Life of Cousteau

Under water and on land, the legendary Jacques Cousteau explored and explained the magnificent world of the oceans unlike anyone else. And, just like the seas he loved, his life held depth well beneath the surface of his global reputation as a celebrated oceanographer and environmentalist. With the cooperation of Cousteau's collaborators, friends, and family, Vashon Island writer Brad Matsen's biography Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King examines the people, the adventures, the science, and the lure of the sea that shaped Cousteaus life. From his work for the French resistance during World War II to television's Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, Matsen has captured the essence of a man who profoundly changed the way we view, and treat, our planet. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store.