Robert Ballard wanted to explore the seas, like his hero Captain Nemo, from a very young age. At 70, he still exudes the passion and excitement you would expect from that teenager.
With a zest for "going where no man has gone before on planet earth", he is as committed to deep sea exploration as he is to developing this passion in students. He has built an incredible network of command posts to provide the world's top experts at the scene within 30 minutes of a discovery. He is embedding student programs across science centres, museums and schools.
Ballard pioneered innovative approaches to exploration through robotics and to sharing of these results through real time transmission via television studios at the beginning. He is now fully leveraging the power of the internet. He has definitely not been left behind by technology.
This is a great segment to share with your budding scientist, but be prepared for a big bill as he/she will need masters and doctoral level degrees in engineering, math, geology, ....
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