Robert D. Ballard

Describes the voyage of the Titanic, the accident that caused it to sink, and the rescue of those who survived.

"Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surface with an average depth of more than two miles - yet humans had never ventured more than a few hundred feet below the waves. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the "eternal darkness" of the deep sea. This is the story of that achievement, told by the man who has done more than any other to make it possible; Robert Ballard." "In this book, he combines science, history, spectacular illustrations, and firsthand stories from his own expeditions in a uniquely personal account of how twentieth-century explorers have pushed back the frontiers of technology to take us into the midst of a world we could once only guess at."--BOOK JACKET.

Depicts five famous ships that have been lost at sea in modern times, the Empress of Ireland, the Lusitania, the Andrea Doria, the Brittanic, and the Titanic.

Recreates the sea battle that sank the German battleship Bismarck in World War II and recounts how the shipwreck was discovered in 1989.

From the front flap: The Lost Wreck of the Isis tells the gripping story of the JASON Project's exploration of the deepest ancient shipwreck ever found. It then flashes back in time to the fourth century A.D. where we find ourselves sailing from Rome to North Africa with Antonius, a young merchant's son. We experience the excitement of a sea voyage in ancient times and explore the colorful port city of Carthage - from its bustling market and lavish baths to the dramatic scene of gladiators battling in the arena. On every page of this book, stunning photographs, accurate illustrations and fascinating diagrams bring history, archaeology and scientific exploration to life as part of a thrilling modern-day TIME QUEST adventure story.

Describes the large luxury liner which sank in 1912 and the discovery and exploration of its underwater wreckage.

Récit de l'enquête à laquelle l'auteur a consacré treize ans pour retrouver le transatlantique coulé. Histoire, jour après jour, des expéditions qui l'ont retrouvé et exploré.

Examines the dynamics of Earth's shifting crust and the effects such movements have on Earth's geological structures and on man.

In an era when satellite photographs chart even the most remote landmasses in astonishing detail, we often think of the world as being mostly explored, but in fact the vast majority of our planet lies unrevealed beneath the ocean. In this watery wilderness, an environment every bit as inaccessible as space, Dr. Robert Ballard has pursued an extraordinary dual career as an outstanding marine scientist and a pioneering discoverer. One of our leading oceanographers and National Geographic's Explorer-in-Residence, Ballard tells of plunging 12,000 feet to the floor of the Atlantic, finding new life in the superheated water around active volcanoes on the Pacific seabed, and locating scores of wrecks, from Homeric galleys to the Nazi battleship Bismarck. We peer from the cramped cabin of a research submarine at bioluminescent fish glowing in the sunless depths, gasp for air as the bathyscaph Archimede fills with acrid smoke miles beneath the surface of the sea, and join a crack team of technicians on the bridge of a research ship as they 'fly' a state-of-the-art unmanned submersible over the Titanic's ghostly hull. Capturing all of the irresistible lure of the sea in 200 vivid illustrations and a lively text that spans thousands of years of seafaring and oceanography, this is a book as expansive as its subject, filled with fascinating information, stirring history, and a full measure of the infectious excitement of discovery Robert Ballard knows so well.