Dr. Robert Ballard, Photo Taken by Becky Hale, from: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field/explorers/robert-ballard/
Dr. Robert Ballard, born June 30, 1942 is one the world’s leading oceanographers, and has made a name for himself in the world of marine archeology. He has made many discoveries, such as finding the shipwrecks of the Titanic and USS Yorktown, as well as leading the research on the wreckage of Lusitania and JFK’s PT-109. In 1989 Dr. Ballard founded the JASON PROJECT, which was designed as a distance education program to engage middle school students in science and technology. Dr. Ballard also served as technical consultant for the 1993-1995 TV series “SeaQuest DSV”. Today he is the president of the Sea Research Foundation's Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Connecticut, and continues to lead the way in exploring the world’s oceans.
Find out more about this “Explorer of the deep” and his discoveries below:
Find out more about this “Explorer of the deep” and his discoveries below:
