For other people named Don Walsh, see Don Walsh (disambiguation).
Don Walsh
Walsh in 2010
Born
(1931-11-02)November 2, 1931
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Died
November 12, 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 92)
Myrtle Point, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater
United States Naval Academy
Known for
Trieste
Awards
Hubbard Medal (2010)
Scientific career
Institutions
United States Navy
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Rank
Captain
Awards
Distinguished Public Service Award Hubbard Medal
Spouse(s)
Joan Walsh
(m. 1962)
[1]
Children
2
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 Jacques Piccard made a record maximum descent in the Challenger Deep on January 23, 1960, to 35,813 feet (10,916 m). Later and more accurate measurements have measured it at 35,798 feet (10,911 m).
Lt. Don Walsh, USN (bottom) and Jacques Piccard (center) in the bathyscaphe Trieste
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DonWalsh (November 2, 1931 – November 12, 2023) was an American oceanographer, U.S. Navy officer, and marine policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe...
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Deep comprised three 'pools' – Western, Central and Eastern. In 1960, DonWalsh and Jacques Piccard were the first two humans to reach Challenger Deep...
Trieste, which reached the bottom at 1:06 pm on 23 January 1960, with DonWalsh and Jacques Piccard on board. Iron shot was used for ballast, with gasoline...
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for studying ocean currents. In the Challenger Deep, he and Lieutenant DonWalsh of the United States Navy were the first people to explore the deepest...
reached a maximum depth of 10,923 m (35,837 ft). Kelly Walsh is the son of the Trieste's captain DonWalsh who descended there in 1960 with Jacques Piccard...
Administrator Kathryn Sullivan, the first woman to ultimate depth; Kelly Walsh, the son of DonWalsh (who with Jacques Piccard made the first dive into the Challenger...
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in the Mariana Trench, was accomplished in 1960 by Jacques Piccard and DonWalsh. They reached a maximum depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the bathyscaphe...
honorary members 1953 First to the deepest point in the ocean (1960) – DonWalsh (honorary member 1997) & Jacques Piccard First to the surface of the Moon...
International Jumping Riders Club Top 10 Final competition. Jacques Piccard and DonWalsh had a specially designed experimental Rolex Oyster Perpetual Deep-Sea...
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by unmanned dives in 1995 and 2009, as well as by Jacques Piccard and DonWalsh, the first men to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench aboard the bathyscaphe...
the House of Commons 1604-1629. CUP. ISBN 978-1-1070-0225-8. Jordan, Don; Walsh, Michael (2012). The King's Revenge; Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt...
following the tour to support the album, Joe Walsh joined the band. Felder had previously jammed with Walsh while Leadon was still a member of the Eagles...
"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley, and recorded by American rock band Eagles for the band's fifth studio...
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