Robert D. Ballard

Date of Birth: 1942-06-30
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, USA

Biography

Dr. Robert Duane Ballard is a retired United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology: maritime ar... Dr. Robert Duane Ballard is a retired United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology: maritime archaeology and archaeology of shipwrecks.