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Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history at the same time, more has been lost.

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Sylvia Earle
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: August 30
Biologist
Botanist
Explorer
Marine Biologist
Oceanographer
Gibbstown
New Jersey
Sylvia Alice Earle
S.A.Earle
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