Robert Ballard is perhaps best-known for his work in underwater archaeology; in addition to the Titanic, he has found the wrecks of the Bismarck, the USS Yorktown, the nuclear sub Thresher (on a top-secret mission for the Navy -- for which the Titanic was his cover story). His contributions to our scientific knowledge for the ocean is just as awe-inspiring. He was in the first team of humans to view the deep-sea vents, and to understand how life can not only survive but thrive in these deep, black waters, under extreme pressure and at extreme temperature. He founded the Institute for Exploration and has pioneered distance learning in classrooms around the world. On more than 120 deep-sea expeditions, Robert Ballard has made many major natural discoveries. "Mr. Ballard has long been blessed with the special luck of a successful explorer as well as the special knowledge of a leading scientist." -New York Times
I agree with Bob Ballard. We are so focused on looking up, exploring space ect., that we are ignoring what's right here on our planet already, waiting to be explored and discovered. The ocean takes up 72% of our planet. I mean, seriously, 1/4th of our planet is covered by a mountain range and we didn't even know it until after Armstrong stepped on the moon. If we used the money funding NASA we could explore the sea for more than a thousand years. 50% of our resources are under water, all we have to do is go down and get it. So yes, I 100% agree with Bob Ballard.
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