Robert Ballard

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkb:University_of_Hawaii_at_Manoa
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Explorers_Club_Medal
gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities_Medal
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society's_Hubbard_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-06-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Emily_Ballard
gptkb:Todd_Ballard
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkb:University_of_Hawaii_at_Manoa
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Rhode_Island
gptkb:Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution
gptkbp:fieldOfWork ocean exploration
marine archaeology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Ocean_Exploration_Trust
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Ballard
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jacques_Cousteau
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of hydrothermal vents
discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic
discovery of the wreck of the battleship Bismarck
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:Explorers_Club
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork discovery of Bismarck (1989)
discovery of PT-109 (2002)
discovery of RMS Titanic (1985)
discovery of USS Yorktown (1998)
discovery of hydrothermal vents (1977)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:geologist
gptkb:professor
biologist
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Adventures_in_Ocean_Exploration
gptkb:Lost_Liners
gptkb:Return_to_Titanic
gptkb:The_Discovery_of_the_Titanic
gptkb:The_Eternal_Darkness:_A_Personal_History_of_Deep-Sea_Exploration
Exploring the Titanic
gptkbp:rank commander
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Connecticut,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Barbara_Earle_Ballard
gptkb:Elizabeth_Ballard
gptkbp:website https://nautiluslive.org/team/Robert-Ballard
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