Dr. Robert Ballard

Robert D. Ballard was born on June 30th, 1942, in Wichita Kansas. His family moved to San Diego, which was really the starting place for his lifelong fascination for all things beneath the waves. He would love to watch rock pools fill-up with sea-water, and then empty again, leaving behind small creatures which would fascinate him …

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Titanic Wreck Location

When Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of Titanic in 1985, the position and state of the wreck were no longer open to guesses and conjecture; the truth was now known, and only a few days after the discovery of the wreck, Robert Ballard held a press conference at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to tell the world’s press about his team’s amazing discovery – Titanic – and …

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