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Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is an American retired 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. He is best known for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989, and the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998. He discovered the wreck of John F. Kennedy's PT-109 in 2002 and visited Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, who saved its crew. More about Robert Ballard
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Robert Duane Ballard was born on June 30, 1942: 192 in Wichita, Kansas. He had an older brother, Richard, and younger sister, Nancy Ann. When Ballard was two years old, his family moved to southern California, where his father worked as a flight test engineer.: 15 He has attributed his early interest in underwater exploration to watching the film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, an adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1870 novel.: 19–20 While he was a high school student, his father connected him with oceanographers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and he participated in several short research expeditions. : 21–24 Ballard enrolled at University of California, Santa Barbara, and joined the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps.: 27–30 Read even more about Robert Ballard at Wikipedia
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The most expensive item with a signature of Robert Ballard (Titanic The Last Great Images New Sealed Robert Ballard Signed Edition Hardbound) was sold in December 2021 for $299.95 while the cheapest item (ROBERT BALLARD HAND SIGNED INDEX CARD TITANIC DISCOVERER 1 CENT!!!) found a new owner for $0.01 in September 2016. The month with the most items sold (14) was October 2014 with an average selling price of $9.74 for an autographed item of Robert Ballard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with $225.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2015. In average, an autographed item from Robert Ballard is worth $15.00.
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| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | (Titanic), Signed Robert Ballard, Explorations, 1st, DJ | $25.00 | |
| Explorations an Autobiography - paperback SIGNED By Robert Ballard | $10.00 | |
| ROBERT BALLARD (OCEAN EXPLORER TITANIC DISCOVERY) AUTOGRAPH 3X5 INCH INDEX CARD | $17.50 | |
| ROBERT BALLARD FOUND TITANIC Hand Signed Autographed BOOK W/COA | $235.00 | |
| ROBERT BALLARD SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BECKETT BAS COA TITANIC JASON PROJECT 3 | $16.27 | |
| Robert Ballard Signed book lot - History & Exploration PT109, Bismarck & Titanic | $71.00 | |
| Robert Ballard signed Titanic shipwreck discovery 8x10 photo autographed #2 | $62.17 | |
| ROBERT BALLARD TITANIC FINDER HAND SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO BAS BJ39920 | $16.50 | |
| Signed, Lost Ships of Robert Ballard : An Unforgettable Underwater Tour | $22.00 | |
| “Titanic- The Last Great Images” by Robert Ballard- 1st/1st- Signed- EXC COND | $45.00 | |
Latest News about Robert Ballard
Save the Titanic with Bob Ballard (02/24/19): The discovery of the Titanic in 1985 solved one of the great mysteries of the 20th century. But now, 100 years after the ship tragically sank on her maiden voyage, the shipwreck is at risk. Will the Titanic be lost again? National Geographic Explorer - in - Residence, Dr. Robert Ballard led the expe 
Ocean explorer Robert Ballard to speak at CU-Boulder on April 21 (03/24/15): Robert Ballard, who in 1985 discovered the Titanic's wreckage, is coming to the University of Colorado on April 21.
Robert Ballard to Speak at University of Nevada Thursday (04/03/14): You have a chance to hear firsthand from the man who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic. Robert Ballard will speak at the University of Nevada Thursday night.
Robert Ballard to Speak at University of Nevada April 3 (03/18/14): Robert Ballard will be the final speaker in this year's Discover Science Lecture Series Thursday, April 3 at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Robert Ballard to lead Malaysian revival (02/26/14): FORMER Albury runner Robert Ballard has been appointed the Malaysian Athletics Federation’s technical director of coaching.
Older News Stories about Robert Ballard
Michael Goforth: Robert Ballard: explorer and dreamer (02/2014): Robert Ballard, finder of the Titanic, tells Emerson Center audiences amazing new discoveries awaiting in the oceans.
Titanic’s discoverer Dr Robert Ballard returns to Belfast for centenary - VIDEOS (06/2013): Dr Robert Ballard the unknown explorer who discovered the sunk Titanic returned to Belfast City to make a documentary, marking the centenary of the tragic disaster.
Robert Ballard: 50 Years Exploring Deep Waters (04/2013): Deep-sea voyager Robert Ballard has discovered everything from 10-foot-tall tube worms to the Titanic on his ocean expeditions around the world. Ballard discusses his underwater finds and how new robotic technology allows scientists to explore the sea from ashore.
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Undersea explorer Robert Ballard to speak at Oklahoma State University Research (02/2013): Robert Ballard is perhaps most famous for locating and exploring the wrecks of the Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck in the 1980s.
Dr. Robert Ballard, oceanographer who found Titanic, to speak at Texas A&M-Corpu (12/2012): Dr. Robert Ballard told his parents that he wanted to be Captain Nemo from the book "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" when he grew up.
Robert Ballard visits Midwestern (10/2012): Deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard is best known for his 1985 discovery of the Titanic, but his dreams of exploration far outdistance the finding of that one ship.
Explorer Robert Ballard Helps Find Downed Jet Off Syria (07/2012): The oceanographer who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic helped Turkey find a downed jet and recover the bodies of its crew off the Syrian coast last week.