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Work accommodations/people who made submersible Graham Hawkes founded deep ocean technology Inc. Earle and hawks sketched on a napkin the designs for a submersible called The Deep Rover. Deep Rover is still used. Family Parents enjoyed the outdoors. When they moved to the west coast of Florida, they encouraged her love of the outdoor nature. Books-films She got filmed for trying to break the record of 1,500 feet for the deepest solo ocean dive done by a person. Honors 1990 she was named the first woman to serve as a chief scientist at NOOA. Benefits She had a submarine to help her underwater research. She is an advocate of public education about the importance of the oceans as an environmental habitat. Challenges There were serious depth limitations. The gulf was a different body. earle.jpg http://www.time.com/time/reports/environment/heroes/heroesgallery/0,2967,earle,00.html face.jpg http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bookmarks/earle/ Works Cited Baker, Beth. Sylvia Earle Guardian of the Sea. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2001. “Sylvia A. Earle.” Scientists the Lives and Works of 150 Scientists. 1996. “Sylvia Earle Biography-Academy of Achievement.” Acadamy of Achievement Main Menu. 17 Jan. 2008. 14 May 2008 <http://www.achivement.org/autodoc//bio-1>. “Sylvia Earle 1935.” Biography Today Scientists and Inventors Series. 1996.