Robert Duane Ballard Was Born on the 30Th June 1942, in Wichita, Kansas Usa, and Is an Underwater Archaeologist, Professor of Oceanography and Founder and Director of the Institute for Archaeological Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island (Uri), Also Serving in the Us Armed Forces He Became Known Mainly for Locating the Wrecks of the Titanic and Bismarck. Among Others Awards, He Is the Winner of American Geological Institute Award, Lindbergh Award, Hubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society.