1. Robert Ballard.
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GRIGGS, MARY BETH
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HYDROTHERMAL vent microbiology - Abstract
The article offers information on oceanographer Robert Ballard along with his contribution in discovering the RMS Titanic ship. Topics discussed include exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge for examination of theory related to plate tectonics by usage of submarine, assistance in discovery of microbial diversity related to black smokers hydrothermal vents in 1977, assistance of Ballard in discovery of the Bismarck battleship in 1989 and involvement of Ballard in sailing Nautilus submarine.
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- 2017