40-558: Black Wind may refer to: Black Wind (Cussler novel) , a 2004 Dirk Pitt novel by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler Black Wind (F. Paul Wilson novel) , a novel by F. Paul Wilson Black Wind (film) , a 1965 Mexican film Black Wind, the translation of Machin Shin , an entity in the Wheel of Time series "Black Wind", an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles (season 6) Topics referred to by
80-456: A candidate held, and the requirements became more specific. By 2015, The Oxford University Examination Regulations called for a faculty board at Oxford to "appoint judges to consider the evidence submitted by any candidate, and to report thereon to the board. In making their report, the judges shall state whether the evidence submitted constitutes an original contribution to the advancement of knowledge of such substance and distinction as to give
120-508: A degree for this purpose. Rather than use the D.Litt. degree, Oxford eventually created its doctor of philosophy ( D.Phil. ) degree in 1915, deliberately using a distinctive English, rather than a Latin, title and abbreviation for it. The D.Phil. became an accelerated, supervised, degree of lower status than the D.Litt. When it was established in 1900, the Oxford Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree could be awarded to individuals who had
160-607: A ship named the Oregon , which Cussler introduced in the Dirk Pitt Adventures novel Flood Tide (1997). While appearing to be a decrepit freighter, it is actually a high-tech advanced ship used by an unnamed and mysterious "Corporation" under the leadership of Juan Cabrillo . The ship is run like a business, with its crew being shareholders, taking jobs for the CIA and other agencies to help stop crime and terrorism. The crew
200-425: A standing of thirty-four terms from the award of a B.Litt. degree, or of thirty-nine terms (thirteen academic years) from the award of an Oxford master of arts M.A. degree, providing they could provide "fitness for the degree in published books or papers, containing an original contribution to the advancement of learning." The required number of terms changed over the years, depending on the prior Oxford degree that
240-557: Is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities and social sciences that, depending on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate , such as the Doctor of Science (Sc.D. or D.Sc.) or Doctor of Laws (LL.D). It is awarded in many countries by universities in recognition of superior accomplishment in the Arts, Social Sciences or humanities , such as original contributions to
280-525: Is a higher degree, the Habilitation à diriger des recherches , which is obtained following different rules in each field. In literature, the candidates must also present a new and unpublished work. The habilitation (which is not followed by an indication of the field) allows holders to apply for a position of professor in French universities. Before the 1950s, the now-abolished Doctorat d'État degree
320-1356: Is a principal character of the background story in the Fargo Adventures novel The Gray Ghost . The series focuses on Sam and Remi Fargo, a married couple who are professional treasure hunters. (*) indicates books co-authored with Paul Kemprecos . (†) indicates books co-authored with Graham Brown . (††) indicates books authored by Graham Brown. (‡) indicates books co-authored with Craig Dirgo . (§) indicates books co-authored with Jack Du Brul . (§§) indicates books authored by Jack Du Brul . (‖) indicates books co-authored with Justin Scott . (^) indicates books co-authored with Grant Blackwood . (+) indicates books co-authored with Thomas Perry . (×) indicates books co-authored with Russell Blake . (≠) indicates books co-authored with Boyd Morrison . (**) indicates books co-authored with Robin Burcell. (***) indicates books authored by Robin Burcell. (╛) indicates books authored by Mike Maden. Doctor of Letters Doctor of Letters ( D.Litt. , Litt.D. , Latin : Litterarum Doctor or Doctor Litterarum ), also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries,
360-417: Is adept at disguises, combat, computer hacking and more to aid them in their missions. Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and Dirk Pitt all make cameo appearances in the fourth volume, Skeleton Coast (Cabrillo speaks to Pitt on the telephone; and Austin and Zavala appear at the end). These books are set mostly in the U.S. in the early part of the 20th century. They center around Isaac Bell, a brilliant investigator for
400-425: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Black Wind (Cussler novel) Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer . His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt , have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler
440-498: Is marine engineer, government agent and adventurer Dirk Pitt . The Dirk Pitt novels frequently have an alternative history premise—such as "what if Atlantis were real?" or "what if Abraham Lincoln wasn't assassinated but was kidnapped?" The first two Pitt novels, The Mediterranean Caper and Iceberg , were relatively conventional maritime thrillers. The third, Raise the Titanic! , made Cussler's reputation and established
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#1732801540606480-457: Is required, and candidates must provide documented mastery of a particular area or field. The degree may also be awarded honoris causa to such individuals as the awarding institution deems worthy of this highest academic award. At the University of Oxford , the degree was established in 1900 as part of the development of graduate-level research degrees that began with the introduction of
520-532: Is reviewed by eminent experts in the subject. The new vistas of knowledge embodied in the DLitt Thesis must also be publicly defended. DLitt (honoris causa) are conferred by public universities, usually on visiting dignitaries or on experts who may or may not have the prescribed qualification, but have substantially contributed to academic or professional development of a field of knowledge. The honorary DLitt are considered an award, and not an academic degree in
560-535: The B.Litt. and B.Sc. degrees in 1895. Until then, Oxford had focused on undergraduate teaching, with the doctorates, such as those in divinity ( D.D. ) and medicine ( D.M. ) traditionally reserved for established scholars. The German paradigm, adopted by the Americans, that created a demand for the philosophiae doctor ( Ph.D. ) degree as a basic qualification for an academic career, was not immediately adopted at Oxford, but it did create pressure for Oxford to offer
600-693: The Imperial German Air Service and became a flying ace , shooting down 14 Allied aeroplanes . He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout when he was 14 years old. He attended Pasadena City College for two years and then enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Korean War . During his service with the Air Force, he was promoted to sergeant and worked as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer for
640-644: The Military Air Transport Service (MATS). After his discharge from the military, Cussler went to work for the advertising industry, first as a copywriter and later as a creative director for two of the nation's most successful advertising agencies. As part of his duties, Cussler produced radio and television commercials, many of which won international awards including an award at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. After
680-606: The Oxford D.Litt. was suspended, pending a reform of the higher doctorates. The reforms were completed in June 2018 and applications reopened in September 2018. The new regulations reduced the number of higher doctorates to five by dropping the Doctor of Medicine as a higher doctorate. The standards for the remaining doctorates, including the D.Litt. (now also referred to as "Doctor of Letters" rather than Doctor of Literature ), require
720-583: The Pitt novels appear such as Sandecker, Al Giordino, Rudi Gunn, Hiram Yaeger and St. Julien Perlmutter. Pitt makes brief appearances in the books Serpent , White Death , Polar Shift , Devil's Gate , The Storm , Zero Hour , and Ghost Ship and is mentioned in Lost City . Juan Cabrillo, the captain of the ship Oregon , also made a brief appearance in The Pharaoh's Secret . This series of books features
760-865: The U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation for his efforts concerning marine exploration. Cussler was a fellow of the Explorers Club of New York, the Royal Geographical Society in London, and the American Society of Oceanographers . Clive Cussler began writing in 1965 when his wife took a job working nights for the local police department where they lived in California. After making dinner for the children and putting them to bed, he had no one to talk to and nothing much to do, so he decided to start writing. His most famous character
800-585: The Van Dorn Detective Agency, which appears to be modeled after the real-life Pinkerton Agency. Like Pitt, Bell has an affinity for automobiles and is a crack shot. The first book reveals that Bell survives into 1950 with a wife and grown children. Though the setting is a century ago, the books still qualify as techno-thrillers, since they feature the advanced technology of that time such as private express trains, telegraphs, telephones, dreadnought battleships and early airplanes. Isaac Bell also
840-400: The candidate an authoritative status in some branch or branches of learning." Between 1923 and 2016, Oxford awarded 219 D.Litt. degrees, of which 196 were awarded to men and 23 to women. Among the six higher doctoral degrees at Oxford ( D.D. , D.M. , D.C.L. , D.Litt. , D.Sc. , D.Mus. ), the D.Litt. comprised 27.5% of the higher doctorates awarded during this 93-year period. In June 2016,
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#1732801540606880-533: The creative or cultural arts, or scholarship in Social Sciences and humanities and other merits. It may be conferred as an earned degree upon the completion of a regular doctoral course of study, usually including the development and defense of an original dissertation , or may be conferred as an earned higher doctorate after the submission and academic evaluation of a portfolio of sustained scholarship, publications, research, or other scientific work of
920-470: The degree is a higher doctorate , above the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), for example, and is awarded on the basis of high achievement in the respective field or a long record of research and publication. The D.Litt. degree is awarded to candidates whose record of published work and research shows conspicuous ability and originality and constitutes a distinguished and sustained achievement. University committee and board approval
960-500: The discretion of the degree-granting body. Honorary Doctor of Letters recipients need not necessarily have any previous affiliation with the awarding institution and, in most cases, it is not considered proper for them to use the title of "Dr." before their names. Universities, colleges, or learned bodies may award the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Literature or the related Doctor of Humane Letters , to luminaries who have been identified as rare exemplars who have enriched
1000-435: The earned Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) program requires the completion of 45 graduate credit hours beyond the master's degree, including the successful development and defense of a 150- to 220-page doctoral dissertation. In France, the doctorat is awarded with a speciality, but there is no official list of these. Candidates for a doctorat in literature are awarded a Doctorat ès lettres , abbreviated Dr ès l . There
1040-652: The events of the first chapter to the rest of the story. This is almost always in the form of a long-lost artifact that is important to the villain's or hero's objectives. Often in the first chapter, a ship or airplane carrying a top-secret, important, or dangerous cargo is lost and never found, until it is recovered by a modern character later in the book. Cussler's novels, like those of Michael Crichton , are examples of techno-thrillers that do not use military plots and settings. Where Crichton strove for scrupulous realism, however, Cussler prefers fantastic spectacles and outlandish plot devices. The Pitt novels, in particular, have
1080-423: The fields of arts, humanities and social sciences. The DLitt may be "earned" through research in a public university, or bestowed as an honoris causa award for distinguished achievements. For an earned DLitt degree, the entry requirement is a Doctor of Philosophy degree and evidence of substantial contribution to the field after completion of PhD. The DLitt Thesis is expected to be of an exceptionally high order, and
1120-936: The first critical review textbook of Cussler's novels. As an underwater explorer , Cussler discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and wrote non-fiction books about his findings. He was also the initiator of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), a non-profit organization with the same name as the fictional government agency that employs Dirk Pitt. Important finds by NUMA include: A visual and interactive depiction of Cussler's NUMA Foundation Expeditions has been made available as an extension of NUMA's original website that has since been deleted. Finds formerly believed to be important include: Clive Cussler married Barbara Knight in 1955, and they remained married for nearly 50 years until her death in 2003. Together they had three children—Teri, Dirk , and Dayna —four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He
1160-493: The highest caliber. In addition to being awarded as an earned degree, this doctorate is also conferred as an honoris causa to recognize one's lifetime of excellence in a particular humanistic, cultural, or artistic field, or other notable contributions to society. When conferred as an honorary doctorate , many or all of the standard degree requirements, including application, matriculation, coursework, doctoral dissertation or thesis, and portfolio evaluation may be waived, at
1200-628: The humanities in particular, or humanity at large. Mark Twain was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Oxford University in 1907 for his literary contributions. Nelson Mandela was awarded honorary Doctor of Letters degrees by the University of Natal in 1993 and the Open University of Tanzania in 2000 for his leadership in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. In the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and Ireland,
1240-515: The improbable quality of the James Bond or Indiana Jones movies, while also sometimes borrowing from Alistair MacLean 's novels. Pitt himself is a super-hero reminiscent of Doc Savage and other characters from pulp magazines . Cussler had seventeen consecutive titles listed on The New York Times fiction best seller list . In 2014, McFarland Publishing released The Clive Cussler Adventures: A Critical Review by Steven Philip Jones ,
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1280-489: The judges "to consider whether the evidence submitted demonstrates excellence in academic scholarship and is: In the United States, the degree may be conferred as an honorary degree or an earned degree . Numerous American universities regularly award the honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) degree, including Harvard University , Columbia University , and Yale University , among others. At Drew University ,
1320-423: The pattern that subsequent Pitt novels would follow: a blend of adventure and advanced technology, generally involving megalomaniacal villains, lost ships, beautiful women, and sunken treasure. Cussler's novels almost always begin with a chapter set in the past. These contain none of the novel's main characters and often seem disconnected from the plot until the main characters discover a mystery or secret relating
1360-611: The publication in 1996 of Cussler's first nonfiction work, The Sea Hunters , he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree in 1997 by the Board of Governors of the State University of New York Maritime College who accepted the work in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis. This was the first time in the college's 123-year history that such a degree had been awarded. In 2002, Cussler was awarded the Naval Heritage Award from
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1440-607: The son of Eric Edward Cussler and Amy Adeline (née Hunnewell), and grew up in Alhambra, California . His father was from Germany and his mother's ancestors were from England . In his memoir The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks , Cussler revealed that his father served in the Imperial German Army on the Western Front during World War I . Furthermore, one of Cussler's uncles served in
1480-559: The strictest sense. Similarly, the highest educational degree at the postdoctoral level in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Indic religious studies, Oriental literature and Indology in India is termed Vidya Vachaspati , which is legally recognized as the equivalent to the DLitt. Enrollment in a Vidya Vachaspati program generally requires both having published works and the previous attainment of
1520-633: Was an avid car collector of classic automobiles that are on display at the Cussler Museum in Arvada, Colorado . Clive Cussler was a part-time resident of both Arizona and Colorado. Cussler died at his home in Paradise Valley, Arizona , on February 24, 2020, at age 88 of undisclosed causes. This series of books is based on the character Kurt Austin, Team Leader of NUMA's Special Assignments division and his adventures. Some characters from
1560-616: Was called Doctorat ès lettres (in France, "letters" is equivalent to " humanities "). In India the DLitt degree was earlier called the Doctor of Letters, but presently DLitt is an abbreviation of "Doctor of Literature", since the year 2014, after a Gazette Notification by the Government of India mandated a change in the nomenclature. The DLitt is the highest postdoctoral degree awarded in
1600-453: Was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or main author of more than 80 books. He often placed himself into his books as himself. His novels have inspired various other works of fiction. Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois ,
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