ADVISORY/`JASON Project XII' With Dr. Robert Ballard Enlists Renowned Marine Life Artist Wyland to Teach Students the Art of Visualizing Science.Education Editors & Environment/Feature Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (Feb. 5) NOTE TO EDITORS: Multimedia Assets Available With This Story Include Photo and Logo --(BUSINESS WIRE) Dr. Robert Ballard Robert Duane Ballard, Ph.D., (born June 30, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas) is an oceanographer most noted for his work in underwater archaeology. He is most famous for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck , the discoverer of the wreck WRECK, mar. law. A wreck (called in law Latin, wreccum maris, and in law French, wrec de mer,) signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law. of the R.M.S. Titanic Titanic (tītăn`ĭk), British liner that sank on the night of Apr. 14–15, 1912, after crashing into an iceberg in the N Atlantic S of Newfoundland. More than 1,500 lives were lost. , will team with acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. marine life artist Wyland for expedition XII of the JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. Project, an interactive classroom educational program that broadcasts live to millions of students around the world. You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/cgi-bin/display_story.cgi?1977 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news or information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video, audio, text, graphics and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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