Bee·be  (bē'bē)  American naturalist, explorer, and author whose numerous expeditions include a record oceanic descent in a bathysphere he helped design (1934). |
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American naturalist, explorer, and author whose numerous expeditions include an oceanic descent of 923 m (3,028 ft) in a bathysphere he helped design, a record for this type of submersible. |
Beebe, William
American biologist, explorer, and writer on natural history who combined careful biological research with a rare literary skill. He was the coinventor of the bathysphere.
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