The Bathysphere (from Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús) 'deep' and σφαῖρα (sphaîra) 'sphere') was a unique spherical deep-sea submersible which was unpowered and lowered into the ocean on a cable, and was used to conduct a series of dives off the coast of Bermuda from 1930 to 1934.

Bathysphere, spherical steel vessel for use in undersea observation, provided with portholes and suspended by a cable from a boat. Built by the American zoologist William Beebe and the American engineer Otis Barton, the bathysphere made its first dives in 1930.

2017年8月16日 · The bathysphere—“bathy” meaning “deep” in Greek—was a hollow, steel ball less than five feet in diameter with three small windows and a steel cable to tether it to a ship.

The 5,000-pound cast iron Bathysphere had a diameter of less than five feet but would carry two explorers–engineer Otis Barton plus naturalist and biologist William Beebe–to observe ocean life down to a record 3,028 feet below the surface in 1934.

2023年5月16日 · The bathysphere made 15 dives that summer, and almost 40, reaching 3,028 feet, by the time the expedition was wrapped up in 1934. As they went deeper, the dives became front-page news around the...

2023年12月9日 · The meaning of BATHYSPHERE is a strongly built steel diving sphere for deep-sea observation.

2020年3月7日 · Beebe and Barton’s vessel, called the Bathysphere, was a sphere less than five feet across. The inside was crammed with all sorts of scientific equipment, a telephone for communication to the top, electric lamps, bottles of oxygen and trays of soda lime and calcium chloride to absorb carbon dioxide exhaled by the occupants.

Together, they conceptualized the Bathysphere, a spherical steel vessel designed to withstand the immense pressure of deep-sea exploration. Imagine a steel ball, just 4.5 feet in diameter, with tiny quartz windows, and you’ve got the Bathysphere.

2014年11月22日 · Though it looks unimpressive among the walruses and brightly colored fish, the bathysphere marks an important development in scientific history, bringing knowledge of the deep to humans on the surface.

2023年3月2日 · The Bathysphere was a spherical submersible device designed to take humans to the depths of the ocean for the purpose of exploration and scientific research. It was created in the early 20th century by American naturalist William Beebe and engineer Otis Barton.