The discovery of the Titanic. [Search for a legend -- What happened that night -- The quest begins -- Watching from the sidelines -- Jason and the Argonauts -- Discovery -- Titanic found -- Touring the Titanic -- Last resting place, R.M.S. Titanic : then and now -- Titanic reconsidered -- An inventory of the debris field -- A Titanic chronology.]
by Ballard, Robert D. ; Archbold, Rick, 1950- ; ntroduction by Walter Lord ; illustrations of the Titanic by Ken Marschall
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New York, N.Y. : Warner Books, 1987, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 230 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0446513857; 9780446513852 LCCN: 87-8211 ; OCLC: 15518324 ; blue cloth in color illustrated dustjacket ; "A Warner/Madison Press book." ; This book recounts the author's 1985 discovery and exploration of the Titanic 75 years after it sank in the North Atlantic. ; Contents: Search for a legend -- What happened that night -- The quest begins -- Watching from the sidelines -- Jason and the Argonauts -- Discovery -- Titanic found -- Touring the Titanic -- Last resting place, R.M.S. Titanic : then and now -- Titanic reconsidered -- An inventory of the debris field -- A Titanic chronology. ; "Including rare archival photos and charts, this volume recounts the Titanic's tragic last night and describes the drama of the expedition that finally found and explored her. Plus Dr. Ballard reveals the ship's location and lays to rest many of its mysteries. 48-page color insert." ; 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." ; VG/VG.
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- The discovery of the Titanic. [Search for a legend -- What happened that night -- The quest begins -- Watching from the sidelines -- Jason and the Argonauts -- Discovery -- Titanic found -- Touring the Titanic -- Last resting place, R.M.S. Titanic : then and now -- Titanic reconsidered -- An inventory of the debris field -- A Titanic chronology.]
- Author
- Ballard, Robert D. ; Archbold, Rick, 1950- ; ntroduction by Walter Lord ; illustrations of the Titanic by Ken Marschall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446513857
- ISBN 13
- 9780446513852
- Publisher
- New York, N.Y. : Warner Books, 1987
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
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- Alvin ANGUS Argo Argo's Ballard/WHOI began Bill Lange Boat Deck bottom bow section bridge Bruce Ismay cabin cable Californian camera Captain Smith Carpathia collapsible crew davit debris field deep deep-towed dive Earl Young Emory Kristof engine explo
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