In 1960, two explorers descended nearly seven miles into the Mariana Trench and entered the deepest known place on Earth

In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh made history by descending into the Mariana Trench. Aboard the Trieste submersible, ...
Arizona Daily Star

Pioneer deep-ocean explorer Jacques Piccard dies at 86

GENEVA — Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any other man, died Saturday, his son's company said. He was 86. Piccard died at his Lake Geneva ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Don Walsh, San Diego naval officer who led historic dive to the ocean’s deepest chasm, dies at 92

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 the deepest spot in the ...
Los Angeles Times

Underwater explorer, scientist

Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any man had gone before, died Saturday, his son’s company said. He was 86. Piccard died at his Lake ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Navy names ship after famed San Diego State University alum Don Walsh

The Navy will name a future surveillance ship after Don Walsh, a San Diego State University graduate who, along with colleague Jacques Piccard, made the first dive to the bottom of the world’s deepest ...
PlanetMountain

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner named Explorer of the Year by National Geographic

Yesterday the National Geographic Society awarded the title Explorer of the Year to Austrian alpinist Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner. The late Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard was awarded the Hubbard Medal ...