Ballard, Robert D

Spanish translation of "Finding the Titanic".

In Explorations, Ballard recounts the whole fascinating story of dicovering the Titanic as well as other extraordinary adventures.

Men ,ships, and the sea.

Provides an account of the 1942 battle of Midway and the high-tech hunt for the lost ships fifty-six years later.

Dr. Robert Ballard leads an expedition to photograph the wreckage of the R.M.S. Titanic, 2 1/2 miles below the surface of the Atlantic. Includes newsreels and photographs of the Titanic before the wreck.

Describes the voyage of the Titanic, the accident that caused it to sink, the rescue of those who survived, and the 1986 expedition to find the sunken ship.

Recounts the quest to find the sunken Titanic, describing the expeditions that found and explored her.

Uses high-tech underwater images, historical black-and-white photos, and period illustrations to show different perspectives of the Titanic's wreck and the surrounding debris. Includes images of the Titanic's engines, boilers, lifeboat davits, telemotor on her bridge, champagne bottles, a leather suitcase, and shoes.

Traces the history of sea exploration, introducing some ofthe most notable seamen of the past and discussing the development of navigation and marine science; and provides photographs and narratives in which oceanographer Robert Ballard describes his adventures locating underwater wrecks, discovering life forms, and trying out new research technology.

Underwater images help answer questions about the sinking of British passenger liner, Lusitania, in 1915, which killed 1,195 civilians.