To MY SON 



JACQUES PICCARD 



Croix de Guerre 



in recognition of his invaluable help which made possible 

 the construction of the Trieste and its deep-sea diving. 



' . . . replenish the earth, and subdue it : and have dominion 

 over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over 

 every living thing that moveth upon the earth.' 



Genesis i. 28 



