Deep Range
by Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1957
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A science fiction tale set under the ocean rather than in space, taking place in a future when whales are herded by submarines and the world is fed on plankton. The adventures of a former astronaut who now works in the deep ocean.
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On the other hand, I can get any book I want, including long out-of-print books. I remember years looking for a copy of Clarke's "The Deep Range". Now getting a copy is as trivial as pushing a button. And I have indulged myself, acquiring a small mountain of books :-) I also browse the books at thrift stores. It's how I've obtained a ton of…
on “The demise of the second-hand bookshop” ↗Arthur C. Clarke wrote a short story about an power generator based on the temperature difference of a long pipe reaching into the cold ocean depths. I think the story was The Deep Range.
on “Microsoft has sunk a data centre in the sea to investigate energy efficiency” ↗No need to keep them on land. Arthur C Clarke's novel 'The Deep Range' had whales being kept in herds, like dairy cows, for their milk. Not implausible at all!
on “Black Holes as a cooling system for advanced civilisations?” ↗He liked squids. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_squid_in_popular_culture >> 'Arthur C. Clarke used giant squid in many of his works. In The Deep Range, a squid of exaggerated size is captured and exhibited. In the short story "Big Game Hunt", a device capable of controlling the behavior of invertebrates is used in an attempt to capture and film a giant…
on “Deep sea squid communicate by glowing like e-readers” ↗The book The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke's deals with some of this. An astronaut that fears space is forced to move to a marine force.
on “First U.S. woman to walk in space dives to deepest point in the ocean” ↗