Don Walsh was an American oceanographer, U.S. Navy officer, and marine policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste, he and Jacques Piccard made a record maximum descent in the Challenger Deep on January 23, 1960, to 35,813 feet. Later... Wikipedia
Born: 1931, Berkeley, CA
Died: November 12, 2023 (age 92 years), Myrtle Point, OR
Books: Teach the Beach
Education: Texas A&M University and United States Naval Academy
Awards: Hubbard Medal (2010)
Children: 2
Known for: Trieste