Fred M. Roberts

Fred Marke Roberts[better source needed] is an American botanist, writer and underwater photographer. 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, he has identified flower varieties. The son of Fred Max Roberts of Bismarck, North Dakota, he is a resident of Garden Grove, California, and is a published aviation enthusiast.

References

  1. ↑ "Basic Scuba. Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus ... Second edition. [With illustrations.]". Worldcat.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ "OCUPS History". OCUPS.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 "Tales of a Dakota pilot : the way it was 1929-1937". WorldCat.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Greenbrier Inn —Garden Grove, California". Architectural Digest. Vol. 14, no. 1. 1953. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "C-130J on Home Stretch". Air Combat. Vol. 23, no. 6.