Sylvia A. Earle
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Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, writer, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large since 1998. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
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TEKTITE-II all-female team, led by Earle, in rebreather training in 1970
Earle displays samples to an aquanaut inside the Tektite habitat in 1970
President Barack Obama talks with Dr. Sylvia Earle, during a visit to Midway Atoll, Sept. 1, 2016. Dr. Earle shows the President a photo of a newly discovered species of blue fish native to Midway waters.In their own words 10
If I were an evil alien wishing to alter the nature of life on earth, I would change the temperature of the ocean, I would change the chemistry.
with Time (2021)
(What is the biggest threat to the ocean right now?) Deep-sea mining.
with Time (2021)
I’ve had the privilege of living underwater on 10 different occasions. It has enabled me to get to know individual moray eels, individual groupers, even individual lobsters.
with Time (2021)
Awards 17
In their orbit 1
Connected to Sylvia 6
Greta ThunbergAlso won Rachel Carson Prize
James CameronAlso won Hans Hass Award
Margaret MeadAlso won Gold Medal of the Society of Woman Geographers
Thomas FriedmanAlso won Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of ScienceAbout this person
Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, writer, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large since 1998. Earle was the first chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
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