Bathymetry Quotes

“The Earth's plates were moving, and while she didn't know why or how, she did know that the men around her were going to have to catch up.”
― Hali Felt, Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor

“On the geological calendar, all of recorded history takes place during the last four seconds of New Year's Eve. 12:59:56, 12:59:57, 12:59:58, 12:59:59. When scaled down, everything humans know about anything, everything we love, everything we've made - condensed into four seconds. We come and go in the amount of time it takes to uncap a bottle of water and take a sip, sign on the dotted line, or fasten a seat belt.”
― Hali Felt, Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor