Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science Book

In May 1990 a Korean freighter spilled its cargo - over 60,00 Nike sneakers - into the North Pacific. Curtis Ebbesmeyer realized that he could use the exact time and location of the spill, along with the location that each sneaker was salvaged to track the ocean current which brought it there. This book tells his story.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Pioneering oceanographer Ebbesmeyer uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, unravels the mystery of marine currents, and changes the world's views of trash, the ocean, and the global environment. b&w illustrations. Curtis Ebbesmeyer is no...

  • 0061558419
  • 9780061558412
  • Curtis Ebbesmeyer
  • 1 April 2009
  • HarperCollins
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
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