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BY EMILY HAAKSMA
Staff Writer
Robert Ballard always wanted
to be Captain Nemo when he
grew up.
"I think I pulled it off/' said a
grinning Ballard to his audience
at Guilford College's second
Bryan Series event on Nov. 19.
As a world-famous deep-sea
explorer, Ballard is best known
for his historic discoveries of
hydrothermal vents, the RMS
Titanic wreckage and the German
battleship Bismarck.
During his long career he
conducted over 120 deep-sea
expeditions using the latest in
exploration technology.
Ballard is also a pioneer in
the early use of deep-diving
submarines.
President and Professor of
Political Science Kent Chabotar
introduced Ballard and focused
on his discovery of Titanic.
"No one knew exactly where
it had sunk until Dr. Ballard
discovered the wreckage two
miles down in 1985," said
Chabotar.
Ballard charmed the crowd the
moment he took the stage with
facts about his backgrotmd.
"My family lived in Guilford
for 200 years as Quakers," said
Ballard. "Are there any Ballards
out there tonight?"
While no one claimed to be
related to him, Ballard connected
with everyone by explaining
his exploi^on techniques with
humor.
"Now, I’faiow this is a Quaker
college," said Ballard as he
explained bis Black Sea Project
and discovery of a trading ship
from 500 B.C. "But if you were
on a ship liat had 5,000 bottles
of wine on:k, what would you do
on the passage to Rome?"
The pres^tation encompassed
the wide gamut of Ballard's
experiencesTn oceanography.
"I liked how I got both a science
lesson and a history lesson all at
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Ty Buckner, associate vice presiden
communications & marketing, asksH^'
Baiiard questions from the au
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