Don Walsh, Record-Breaking Deep Sea Explorer, Dies at 92
In 1960, aboard the submersible Trieste, he and a scientist made a historic dive of nearly seven miles into the ocean’s deepest spot.
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In 1960, aboard the submersible Trieste, he and a scientist made a historic dive of nearly seven miles into the ocean’s deepest spot.
Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, best known for his daring dive to the deepest spot on Earth, nearly 36,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, has died at age 92.
Deep-sea explorer and oceanographer the former US Navy Captain Don Walsh, who became one of the first two men to reach the oceans’ deepest point in 1960, has
The bag is currently floating in space and will continue to do so over the next few months
In 1960, with Jacques Piccard, he descended to the deepest point on earth, under such pressure that their Plexiglas window cracked