Fred M. Roberts

Fred Marke Roberts[1] 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

  1. ^ "Basic Scuba. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus ... Second edition. [With illustrations.] | WorldCat.org". Worldcat.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ^ "OCUPS History". OCUPS.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  3. ^ jjebrail (October 6, 2018). "Rare and Endangered". San Diego chapter - California Native Plant Society. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  4. ^ Klein, Karin (March 31, 2014). "The Nature Dorks: Orange County's Wildflower Experts". Orangecoast.com. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  5. ^ "Reward at the end of the road: the rarest of rare wildflowers". Orange County Register. June 20, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  6. ^ "Rediscovering a 'long lost friend' – Orange County's only valley oak". Orange County Register. February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Tales of a Dakota pilot : the way it was 1929-1937 | WorldCat.org". WorldCat.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  8. ^ "Greenbrier Inn —Garden Grove, California | 1953 Volume XIV Issue 1". Architectural Digest. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  9. ^ "C-130J on Home Stretch" Air Combat, Volume 23, Number 6
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