Sylvia Earle
Sylvia Alice Earle (née Reade; born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and educator. She is a National Geographic explorer.[1][2]
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| Born | Sylvia Anne Reade August 30, 1935 Gibbstown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Children | Elizabeth Taylor (1961), John Richie Taylor, Gale Mead (1968) |
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| Fields | Oceanography |
| Institutions | NOAA, National Geographic |
Earle was the first female 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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TEKTITE-II all-female team, led by Earle, in rebreather training
Dr. Sylvia Earle displays samples to aquanaut inside TEKTITE. Appears in National Geographic August 1971
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.
References
- ↑ Rosenblatt, Roger (October 5, 1998). Sylvia Earle: Call Of The Sea. Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989255,00.html. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ↑ "Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer Information, Facts, News, Photos". National Geographic. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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