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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.
8 hours ago · Bob Ballard was referencing the Australian women's swimming team who had won gold in a freestyle relay.
12 hours ago · Eurosport has removed commentator Bob Ballard from their Olympics coverage after he made a comment seen as sexist. He dropped the remark on the first day of swimming at the competition, soon after ...
12 hours ago · An Olympics broadcaster has dropped one of its commentators after a sexist remark made during commentary of the swimming competition in Paris. Eurosport has removed veteran commentator Bob Ballard ...
Jun 26, 2024 · Robert Ballard is a 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.
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.
National Geographic Explorer at Large Bob Ballard is best known for his historic discoveries of hydrothermal vents, the sunken R.M.S. Titanic, the German battleship Bismarck, President Kennedy’s PT 109, and numerous other contemporary and ancient shipwrecks around the world.
Jun 23, 2023 · Ballard discovered Titanic in 1985—and has warned against expeditions that could damage the site.
Jun 22, 2023 · In 1985, it took Robert Ballard eight days to find the R.M.S. Titanic around 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. For more than 70 years, the location of the liner's wreckage —...
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 has...
