1960: The diving submersible Trieste descends to the floor of the Mariana Trench, the deepest known place on earth. via Wired



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Last week in Trieste, immediately after the scienceblogging session at FEST, I helped start a new blog - Via Ginnastica.
...in Trieste. Hi to everyone there!
Recordings from the Open Access panel in Trieste are now available online.
Not many people know that James Joyce spent 11 years in Trieste as a lecturer at the University. Now, his bronze statue still walks the bridge across the canal on Ponte Rossa:
descends to the floor of the Mariana Trench
That would be a very exciting trip! I have to admit that I would be at least a little bit scared, but an exciting trip for sure!
Dave Briggs :~)