Don Walsh (November 2, 1931 – November 12, 2023) was an American oceanographer, U.S. Navy officer and marine policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste, he and …

Education and Exploration After retiring from the U.S. Navy in 1975, Walsh became dean of marine programs and a professor of ocean engineering at the University of Southern California …

Nov 19, 2023 · In 1960, space-mania was gripping the world and would-be astronauts were dreaming of their first forays skywards. But 28-year-old Captain Don Walsh had his sights set …

Nov 18, 2023 · Don Walsh, a pioneering U.S. Navy explorer who, along with the scientist Jacques Piccard, broke the record for human deep submergence by descending nearly seven miles to …

Nov 13, 2023 · Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, a deep-sea submarine officer, oceanographer and renowned explorer who was one of the first to dive to the deepest depths of Earth’s oceans, …

Nov 20, 2023 · Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the deepest part of the ocean — to the “snuff-colored ooze” …

Nov 16, 2023 · Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Don Walsh, best known for his daring dive to the deepest spot on Earth, nearly 36,000 feet below the ocean’s surface, has died at age 92. Walsh was a …

Nov 20, 2023 · Don Walsh, oceanographer and explorer who ventured to the ocean floor and was the first human to visit the Mariana Trench, died November 12 in Myrtle Point, Oregon, at the …

Nov 29, 2023 · Don Walsh, the San Diego naval officer who squeezed into a tiny submersible with scientist Jacques Piccard in 1960 and dove nearly 7 miles to become the first humans to reach …

Feb 29, 2012 · IEEE Spectrum recently interviewed Don Walsh, who was a U.S. Navy lieutenant and a submariner when he made the journey down with Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard in 1960.