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Monturiol's dream : the extraordinary story of the submarine inventor who wanted to save the world / Matthew Stewart.

Title
Monturiol's dream : the extraordinary story of the submarine inventor who wanted to save the world / Matthew Stewart.
Author
Stewart, Matthew, 1963-
Publication
London : Profile, 2003.

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Description
xi, 404 p. : ill., maps, ports.; 21 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-397) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue: The Vision -- Pt. I. The Making of a Submariner -- 1. The Fires of Youth -- 2. The Problem of Barcelona -- 3. Urban Guerrilla -- 4. The Mother of the Family -- 5. The Brotherhood -- 6. A Word from the Prophet Etienne -- 7. From Barcelona to Paradise -- 8. The Father of the Family -- 9. Cosmic Awakenings -- 10. The Virtual Revolution -- 11. The End of Utopia -- 12. The Submarine Dream -- Pt. II. The Fine Art of Underwater Navigation -- 13. The State of the Art -- 14. The Adventure Begins -- 15. How to Build a Submarine, Part I -- 16. The Ride of the Ictineo -- 17. The Greatest Show On Earth -- 18. A Fish Out of Water -- 19. The Struggle for Recognition -- 20. The Blind Trial -- 21. Barcelona Dreaming -- 22. The Submarine Roast -- 23. The People's Submarine -- 24. The New God of Movement -- 25. How to Build a Submarine, Part II -- 26. The Ictineo Rides Again -- 27. The Struggle Continues -- 28. Fire and Water -- 29. Prometheus Bound -- Pt. III. Monturiol Redux -- 30. The Ictineo in Words -- 31. Adelaida and Delfina -- 32. The Submariners' Republic -- 33. A Life of Invention -- 34. Twilight of a Submariner -- 35. Redemption -- Epilogue: The Post-Monturiol Era of Underwater Navigation.
ISBN
1861974701
OCLC
  • 52231606
  • SCSB-11563221
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library