Dr. Edith Widder
kcollins | March 7, 2011
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Marine scientist and deep-sea explorer Edith (Edie) Widder sometimes can't believe the beautiful, natural rewards of her job. Deep beneath the surface of the ocean in her submersible vehicle where the marine world is dark, quiet and peaceful, often all she has to do is sit back and be treated to a spectacular undersea light show: courtesy of the teeming sea life outside her window.
In her work, Edie studies bioluminescence, or living light. To answer questions about how creatures in the ocean make and use light she develops special instruments that can measure and record…