Fred M. Roberts
Fred Marke Roberts[1][better source needed] is an American botanist, writer and underwater photographer.[2] He wrote Basic Scuba. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, a 1960 scuba-diving manual, it was among the earliest comprehensive guides to recreational scuba diving and became widely used by sport divers during the 1960s. A botanist at UC Irvine,[3] he has identified flower varieties.[4][5][6] The son of Fred Max Roberts of Bismarck, North Dakota,[7] he is a resident of Garden Grove, California,[8] and is a published aviation enthusiast.[7][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Basic Scuba. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus ... Second edition. [With illustrations.]". Worldcat.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "OCUPS History". OCUPS.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Questions and Answers with Frank Landis, CNPS-SD Conservation Chair & Fred Roberts, CNPS-SD Rare Plant Botanist". Rare and Endangered. San Diego chapter, California Native Plant Society. October 6, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ Klein, Karin (March 31, 2014). "The Nature Dorks: Orange County's Wildflower Experts". Orange Coast. Archived from the original on June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Reward at the end of the road: the rarest of rare wildflowers". Orange County Register. June 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Rediscovering a 'long lost friend' – Orange County's only valley oak". Orange County Register. February 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- 1 2 "Tales of a Dakota pilot : the way it was 1929-1937". WorldCat.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Greenbrier Inn —Garden Grove, California". Architectural Digest. Vol. 14, no. 1. 1953. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "C-130J on Home Stretch". Air Combat. Vol. 23, no. 6.
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