An A-Z Guide To The Search For Plato's Atlantis

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    NEWS October 2024

    OCTOBER 2024 The recent cyber attack on the Internet Archive is deplorable and can be reasonably compared with the repeated burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. I have used the Wayback Machine extensively, but, until the full extent of the permanent damage is clear, I am unable to assess its effect on Atlantipedia. At […]Read More »
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    Joining The Dots

    I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
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Carson, Rachel (L)

Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a renowned environmentalist, who won Rachel-Carsonworldwide acclaim for her 1962 book, Silent Spring[1268],  which dealt with the dangers of pesticides.

However, it was in an earlier book, The Sea Around Us[1267], that she touched on the subject of Atlantis. In it, she identified the Dogger Bank in the North Sea, which was submerged around 4,000 years ago, as possibly the inspiration behind the story of Plato’s sunken city and appears to have been the first person to make this suggestion.