Evan B. FordeChristopher Thomas2/14/01per 1Evan B. Forde is still living and continuing to contribute to the wonderful world of science. He received a bachelor's degree in Geology from Columbia University, in New York City. He than attained a masters degree in Marine Geology and Geophysics from Colu...

Evan B. FordeChristopher Thomas2/14/01per 1Evan B. Forde is still living and continuing to contribute to the wonderful world of science. He received a bachelor's degree in Geology from Columbia University, in New York City. He than attained a masters degree in Marine Geology and Geophysics from Colu...

Imagine being on the ocean floor. You are in total darkness and in unbearable pressure. You would think that in this freezing environment there is no life, but there is. Eight years ago something was discovered that no one could even imagine. It was a source of life called a hydrothermal vent.A hydr...

Oceanography as Viewed from SpaceIntroductionAt first thought, studying the oceans from space seems to be a bizarre idea. Space observation helps oceanographers do research with manned and unmanned space systems. The space systems can be satellites and/or space shuttles that observe various features...