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Author Musemeche, Catherine, author.

Title Lethal tides : Mary Sears and the marine scientists who helped win World War II / Catherine Musemeche.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  551.46 MUS    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  551.46 MUS    AVAILABLE
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Description xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary Weaving together science, biography, and military history, this story of the virtually unknown woman who became "the first oceanographer of the Navy" recounts how her groundbreaking research turned the tide of World War II.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-292) and index.
Subject Military oceanography -- United States -- History.
Sears, Mary.
Women oceanographers -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
ISBN 9780062991690 hc.
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