Dr robert ballard biography for kids

Robert, nicknamed Bob, is probably best known for discovering the shipwrecks of the Titanic and the Bismarck. He is also a distinguished oceanographer who helped discover hydrothermal vents on the seafloor.

Bob relates stories about all these expeditions, as well as how geology and oceanography define our world, in the National Geographic Channel series Alien Deep.

EARLY WORK

Bob grew up in the southern California cities of San Diego and Los Angeles.

There, he was exposed to scientists who studied the ocean.

“When attending elementary school in San Diego, many of my neighbors worked at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California,” he says by email.

Bob’s familiarity and fascination with the ocean at times put him in danger, but the experiences helped him develop a healthy respect for the sea, and the scientists and engineers who make their living there.

“When I went out to sea on my first expedition at the age of 17 on a