The Encyclopedia

of Recreational

Diving
Chapter One - The Underwater Adventure

Chapter Two - The Ocean Planet

Chapter Three - Dive Equipment

Chapter Four - Diving in the Material World

Chapter Five - The Diver Within

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Sincere thanks to following contributors and reviewers of the first, second and third editions for their gracious
review and comments. Their efforts greatly improved this work. Note that experts sometimes differ regarding
theories or practices, and while every effort was made to present varying views, the final text shouldn’t be
construed as necessarily representing all opinions of all reviewers. Contributors are listed with their stations
at time of their most recent contributions/review, and may no longer be in the position indicated.

Paul S. Auerbach, MD
Director, Emergency Department,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Susan Bangasser, PhD
Co-author, Women Underwater
Bruce BaFPhD
President, Human Underwater
Biology, Inc.
Petar Denoble, MD., D.Sc.
Divers Alert Network Senior
Research Director
Jake Freiberger, MD, MPH
Divers Alert Network Associate
Medical Director, Attending
Physician, Center for Hyperbaric
Medicine and Environmental
Physiology, Assistant Professor of
Anesthesiology, Duke University
Medical Center
Hugh D. Greer III, MD
Neurologist, Santa Barbara Medical
Foundation Clinic
William A. Johnston, PhD
Research Engineer, The Aerospace
Corp, Los Angeles
Wolf Krebs, VMD
Dept. of Ophthamology, College
of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University
John Lewis, PhD
Co-author, The Recreational Divers
Guide to Decompression Theory,
Dive Tables and Dive Computers
Eric Maiken, PhD
Unversity of California Irvine, Dept.
of Physics
Richard Moon, MD
Divers Alert Network, Vice
President and Medical Director,
Depts. of Anesthesiology
and Medicine and Center
for Hyperbaric Medicine and
Environmental Physiology, Duke
University Medical Center
Jeff Myers, BA
Divers Alert Network, Vice
President, Training
Tom S. Neuman, MD
Director, Hyperbaric Medicine
Center, San Diego Medical Center
Stephen Pauley, MD
Otolaryngologist
Michael R. Powell, PhD
Head, Environmental Physiology/
Biophysics Group, Space
Biomedical Research Institude,
NASA, Johnson Space Center
Raymond E. Rogers, DDS
Senior Technical Consultant,
Diving Science and Technology
Barry Shuster, MBA
Divers Alert Network Director,
Marketing
Donna Uguccioni, MS
Divers Alert Network, Research
Coordinator
Richard D. Vann, PhD
Divers Alert Network, Vice
President for Research, Director
of Applied Physiology, Center
for Hyperbaric Medicine and
Environmental Physiology, Duke
University Medical Center
Chris, Wacholz, RN
Divers Alert Network Director,
Special Projects

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Technical Assistance, Illustrations, Stock Photography A special thanks to the Historical Diving Society for their assistance with
and Product Support dive history photos. Visit the Historical Diving Society at www.hds.org.

Abysmal Software Ikelite underwater Systems A special thanks to the United States Apnea Association for their assistance.
Visit the United States Aphea Association at www.usfreediving.org.
Aqualung Oceanic
Atomic Aquatics, Inc. Ocean Master, Inc.
Catalina Cylinders OMS
Cramer and Decker Ocean Technology Systems
Dive Innovations Pioneer Research/Sealife Cameras
Dive Rite Scubapro
Divers unlimited, Inc. Steam Machines, Inc.
F Trident
Gates underwater Products, Inc. Tusa
Hardsuits International Sea life Cameras
Hydro optics Zeagle

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