Bob Ballard is known in his line of work for his pioneering use of submersibles that laid the foundation for deep-sea archaeology. The legendary oceanographer, who turned 79 last Wednesday, has conducted 157 deep-sea expeditions to date. And he has no intention of hanging up his diving gear just yet.
For most people, however, Bob is instantly remembered for something he did more than 36 years ago—on Sept. 1, 1985, to be exact—when he found the wreckage of the Titanic 73 years after it sank in 1912!
He discovered the missing 882-foot, 46,000-ton ocean liner some 13,000 feet underwater at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean by using an unmanned submersible called Argo.
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