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  1. Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is an American retired Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is noted for his work in underwater archaeology (maritime archaeology and archaeology of shipwrecks) and marine geology.

  2. Jun 26, 2024 · Robert Ballard (born June 30, 1942, Wichita, Kansas, U.S.) is an American oceanographer and marine geologist whose pioneering use of deep-diving submersibles laid the foundations for deep-sea archaeology. He is best known for discovering the wreck of the Titanic in 1985. Alvin.

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  3. May 6, 2021 · National Geographic will premiere the one-hour documentary “Bob Ballard: An Explorer’s Life” on June 14. In a career that’s spanned more than 60 years, Robert Ballard has conducted over ...

  4. May 9, 2024 · Dr. Robert Ballard is an ocean explorer who has discovered shipwrecks (including the R.M.S. Titanic!) as well as the weird world of hydrothermal vents.

  5. Apr 15, 2021 · Robert Ballard emerges from the submersible Alvin after a 1979 dive to the Galápagos Rift. Ballard’s push for direct visual observation of the deepest reaches of the ocean...

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  6. Jun 22, 2023 · U.S. Robert Ballard found the Titanic wreckage in 1985. Here's how he discovered it and what has happened to its artifacts since. By Cara Tabachnick. June 21, 2023 / 8:48 PM EDT / CBS News. In...

  7. Among the most accomplished and well-known of the world's deep-sea explorers, Dr. Robert Ballard is best known for his historic discoveries of hydrothermal vents, the sunken R.M.S. Titanic, the German battleship Bismarck, and numerous other contemporary and ancient shipwrecks around the world.