Very good report -- But more applicable to the thread at the beginning of the SCUBA board titled "Book and Media reviews"
Suggest that it be also listed there.
Please bear in mind that the Munson lung was a early very rebreather and was employed as an escape lung on the Squalus.
This story/book is mentioned in the following threads here on ScubaBoard:
Invention of Trimix? - Technical Diving Specialties
Diving books and/or movies - Basic Scuba Discussions
Good books about diving? - Basic Scuba Discussions
This week in Diving History - Technical Diving Specialties- Nedu q&a
USS Squalus/Sailfish ~~ BELL --FOUND! - Book and Media reviews (Sam Miller )
The OP (psiborg1812) asked for books on the history of scuba in the US which sounds like that would encompass early rebreather, rec, or technical... I thought this book would be appropriate as it tells about the testing of the effects of deep dives, decompression, and the beginnings of the use of helium to combat narcosis.
Ellsberg also wrote a very good book on the Squalus published in 1940s
Note that you were from SoCal...Where?
I was in Jacksonville Florida last week -- very humid for this Californian
Thanks for the post,
sdm
Thanks for the referral on Ellsberg. I'll look into getting a copy.
fftopic:
All over SoCal. From Atascadero to Orange County to San Bernardino County.. Funny thing is I learned scuba in Dallas, but finally made some dives in Catalina and San Diego's wreck alley last year. Very cool and will be out again hopefully this fall. Florida may be humid, but the diverse diving makes up for it.
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