Robert Ballard
Auteur van Finding the Titanic
Over de Auteur
Robert Ballard was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1942, and was educated at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the University of Hawaii, the University of Southern California, and the University of Rhode Island, where he received his Ph.D. in 1974. Part explorer, part geologist, part toon meer oceanographer, and part marine engineer, Ballard has worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts, since 1969. He is currently director of the Center for Marine Exploration there. Ballard is perhaps best known to the general public in connection to the luxury liner Titanic. Ballard organized and participated in the expedition that discovered the ship in 1985. More important, however, is his work in designing underwater survey vehicles and in participating in dives to explore the ocean floor. His work in marine design and engineering, in particular, has led to a dramatic increase in the scope of deep-sea exploration. In the 1960s, Ballard helped develop the Alvin, a deep-sea, three-man submersible equipped with a remote controlled mechanical arm for collecting specimens from the ocean floor. The device played an important role in mid-ocean studies, including exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and dives to the Cayman Trough, a 24,000-foot-deep gash in the ocean floor south of Cuba. Ballard was part of the Galapagos Hydrothermal Expedition in 1977, which discovered and investigated deep-sea thermal vents spouting mineral-rich water from volcanic cracks in the Earth's crust. In the 1980s, Ballard helped develop the Argo-Jason unmanned submersible system, the most advanced craft of its kind. Argo is a 16-foot submersible vehicle and Jason is a self-propelled robot tethered to Argo. The search for the Titanic was undertaken as a test of the Argo-Jason system; the success of the expedition demonstrated its capabilities and, according to Ballard, "ushered in a new era of undersea exploration." The author of several bestselling books on deep-sea exploration, Ballard also contributes regularly to National Geographic and other magazines and he has produced several videotapes of deep-sea expeditions. His reputation as a "science populizer" has prompted harsh criticism from some of his scientific colleagues. In 1985, Ballard was one of four scientists awarded a Secretary of the Navy Research Chair in Oceanography, an award that carries with it an $800,000 grant for oceanographic research. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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Werken van Robert Ballard
Op het spoor van de Lusitania : het raadsel van de scheepsramp die geschiedenis maakte (1995) 260 exemplaren
Lost Liners: From the Titanic to the Andrea Doria The Ocean Floor Reveals Its Greatest Ships (1997) 190 exemplaren
Adventures in Ocean Exploration : From the Discovery of the Titanic to the Search for Noah's Flood (2001) 110 exemplaren
The Renaissance Album 4 exemplaren
The solution of the pyramid problem; or, Pyramid discoveries. With a new theory as to their ancient use 3 exemplaren
How We Found Titanic 2 exemplaren
L'esplorazione degli oceani: dalla scoperta del Titanic alla teoria del diluvio universale (2006) 2 exemplaren
Riddle of the Lusitania 1 exemplaar
The Bismarck Found 1 exemplaar
NR-1: The Navy's Inner-Space Shuttle 1 exemplaar
Return to Oases of the Deep 1 exemplaar
Dive into the Great Rift: Project Famous II 1 exemplaar
At the Water's Edge: Coastal Images of America 1 exemplaar
Premier livre de tablature de Luth 1 exemplaar
HIl Iritrovamento del Titanic 1 exemplaar
Window on Earth's Interior 1 exemplaar
2nd 3rd 4th Grade Readers Step into Reading Box Set of 4 History ; Titanic, True Life Treasure Hunts, To the Top… (2009) 1 exemplaar
Sleep Medicine, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice (The Clinics: Internal Medicine) (2005) 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Ballard, Robert
- Officiële naam
- Ballard, Robert Duane
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Ballard, Robert D.
- Geboortedatum
- 1942-06-30
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Opleiding
- University of California, Santa Barbara (BS|1965)
University of Hawaii (MS|1966)
University of Southern California
University of Rhode Island (Ph.D|1974) - Beroepen
- archaeologist
professor
writer
oceanographer - Organisaties
- United States Navy
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
University of Rhode Island
United States Army - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- National Humanities Medal (2003)
Caird Medal (2002)
Explorers Club Medal (1995)
Lone Sailor Award (1996)
Kilby International Award (1994)
Golden Plate Award (1990)
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Discussies
Non-fiction (children's ?) about the discovery of the Titanic in Name that Book (februari 2016)
Besprekingen
Das Geheimnis der TITANIC. 3800 Meter unter Wasser door Robert D. Ballard
Robert Ballard schildert seine Mission zum Wrack der Titanic. Mit eindrucksvollen Bildern zeigt er uns, wie er die Titanic fand, wo genau sie liegt, in welchem Zustand sie ist und welche Eindrücke er selbst auf dieser Reise gewonnen hat. Ein wunderschöner Bildband. Für jeden empfehlenswert, der sich für die Titanic interessiert.
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