Robert Ballard's Life

Robert Duane Ballard was born on June 30, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas. He was the first person to ever find the remains of the RMS Titanic, that sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg. Ballard grew up in San Diego with a dad of British heritage and mother of German heritage. Robert had an interest in underwater exploration at a young age. That might explain all of his great expeditions that we recall today. He went to three universities. The first was the University of California in Santa Barbara, next the University of Hawaii in Manoa, and the University of South Carolina. Ballard won the Kilby International Award in 1994. Robert then won the Caird Medal in 2002. That's how great he was. Ballard is currently alive and 71 years old.