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(Photo:Siebe's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Siebe) improved design in 1873. Unknown author - The Illustrated London News Divers Preparing for Work. Front cover illustration of the February 6, 1873 The Illustrated London News. While not labelled explicitly, the Wreck of the Northfleet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfleet_(ship)) , a major naval disaster, occurred on the 22nd of January, and an article in a previous issue mentions divers being sent to recover the bodies and other remains. It would presumably have been obvious what they were doing to readers of the time. Public Domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Divers_-_Illustrated_London_News_Feb_6_1873-2.PNG) File:Divers - Illustrated London News Feb 6 1873-2.PNG Created: 6 February 1873  ) http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules http://johnbatchelorshow.com/blog Twitter: @BatchelorShow Civilization: 3of3: The West and the Rest Hardcover – November 1, 2011.  by Niall Ferguson (https://www.amazon.com/Niall-Ferguson/e/B000APQ8G0/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1)   (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Civilization-West-Rest-Niall-Ferguson/dp/1594203059/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.