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Crew of the Bathyscaphe Trieste. Rechnitzer is third from the left. Andreas Buchwald Rechnitzer (November 30, 1924 – August 22, 2005) was an American oceanographer. With Carl Hubbs, he discovered the striped yellow butterfly fish that served as the logo of the Birch Aquarium.
- Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award
- August 22, 2005 (aged 80), La Mesa, California, US
- November 30, 1924, Escondido, California, US
- Oceanography
Andreas B. Rechnitzer was born on November 30, 1924, in the small farming community of Escondido, California (north of San Diego). He grew up in Escondido, exploring all the natural areas, especially the waterways. Rechnitzer even ventured to the ocean some 20 miles to the west in Oceanside, California. Andreas Rechnitzer began diving in 1942 ...
Andreas Buchwald Rechnitzer (November 30, 1924 – August 22, 2005) was an American oceanographer. With Carl Hubbs, he discovered the striped yellow butterfly fish that served as the logo of the Birch Aquarium. He helped develop the first SCUBA diving training program for ocean scientists, which inclu
American oceanographer.and scuba diving pioneer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Andreas Buchwald Rechnitzer (November 30, 1924 – August 22, 2005) was an American oceanographer. With Carl Hubbs, he discovered the striped yellow butterfly fish that served as the logo of the Birch Aquarium.
Contributor. BIOGRAPHY. Adjunct Professor of Oceanography, San Diego State University, California. Primary Contributions (1) undersea exploration. Undersea exploration, the investigation and description of the ocean waters and the seafloor and of the Earth beneath.
Andy is the only person in history to have won the illustrious NOGI award, (the Oceanographic equivalent of an Oscar) three separate times. That measure alone depicts the incredible impact and influence Andy had on oceanography, Deep Submergence and scuba diving.
On 15 November 1959, as the Trieste with Piccard and Project Nektron director Andreas B. “Andy” Rechnitzer on board completed a record dive of 18,150 feet, a glue joint on the bathyscaphe’s pressure sphere failed because of unequal expansion during the temperature change from the frigid depths to the tropical surface.
