Deep-Sea Life
Year of Discovery: 1870
What Is It? Eternally black, deep ocean waters are not lifeless deserts, but support abundant life.
Who Discovered It? Charles Thomson
Why Is This One of the 100 Greatest?
Charles Thomson radically changed science’s view of deep oceans and of the requirements for life in the oceans. There existed no light in the ocean depths, yet he discovered
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