This is part 1 of a discussion between our former CEO Steve Hall and oceanographer Don Walsh.
- How did Don end up on submarines? 16:42
- Don sees the bathyscaphe for the first time (check out how he pronounces it too - I’ll use his pronunciation as the default from now on, it’s scaphe with an ‘a’ like cat) 19:20
- Taking USS Rasher to 300 feet, before long he’d be at 36000 feet 25:55
- The deep dives 30:55
- After the deep dive 36:19
- How Don’s career moves on 42:30
- Finding deep ocean tech wasn’t straightforward in the early days 45:00
- Becomes XO of a submarine, Vietnam war starts 53:51
- Don goes to Texas A&M University to study for a Masters degree 59:40
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