“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 202

Science Sunday!

Today: a pretty high quality documentary from Rolex, “The Trieste’s Deepest Dive”, about the 1960 descent by Jacques Piccard and Lt. Don Walsh (US Navy) to the bottom of the Challenger Deep.

I actually have a copy of Seven Miles Down: I kept it next to my copy of Half Mile Down because of course I did.

As best as I can tell, Lt. Walsh is still alive.

In June, 2020, Walsh’s son Kelly dove to the bottom of Challenger Deep with [Victor] Vescovo, becoming the twelfth person to reach the deepest point in the ocean.

Bonus: As far as I’m concerned, archaeology is science. “Jamestown Rediscovery…a world uncovered”. Hosted by Roger Mudd.

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