Robert Ballard
Bob Italia
Describes an oceanographer's exploration of the Titanic, the grand ocean liner which had been shipwrecked in the icy waters of the North Atlantic in 1912.
Read Time: ~0.5 hr
Ocean exploration
by Jordan D. Brown (2003)
About this book
"Meet three famous ocean explorers -- Jacques Cousteau, Robert Ballard, and Sylvia Earle -- and discover what makes the deep sea such a fascinating world."--
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreOcean exploration Lead Character
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