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Edith Widder


Born
in Arlington, Massachusetts, The United States
January 01, 1951

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Nonfiction, Science, Biology


Edith Anne "Edie" Widder Smith is an oceanographer, marine biologist, author and the Co-founder, CEO and Senior Scientist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 1,626 ratings · 294 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Below the Edge of Darkness:...
4.19 avg rating — 1,500 ratings — published 2021 — 16 editions
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“We believe we see the world as it is. We don’t. We see the world as we need to see it to make our existence possible.”
― Edith Widder, Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
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“If we damage our life-support machinery beyond repair, there is no possibility of a resupply ship showing up in the nick of time to save us.”
― Edith Widder, Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
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“Believing that the world was designed to have us in it and therefore everything is going to be all right is a dangerous folly.”
― Edith Widder, Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
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