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Exploring the Edge of Existence

Exploring the Edge of Existence

Video. Nobel Laureate John Mather and Nat Geo Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard discuss how technology expands the limits of the known universe at an NG Live event in Washington, DC. In this excerpt, Ballard details the discovery of hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean.

Grades

6 - 12+

Subjects

Biology, Earth Science, Oceanography, Geography, Physical Geography

Program
NG Live

This video was filmed on December 14th, 2011 as part of the National Geographic Live! Lecture series at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Introduction
Nobel Laureate John Mather and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard discuss how technology expands the limits of the known universe. Among the most accomplished and well known of the world's deep-sea explorers, Robert Ballard is best known for his historic discoveries of hydrothermal vents, the sunken R.M.S. Titanic, the German battleship Bismarck, and numerous other contemporary and ancient shipwrecks around the world. During his long career he has conducted more than 120 deep-sea expeditions using the latest in exploration technology, and he is a pioneer in the early use of deep-diving submarines.

The 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics, John Mather designed space probes to measure the traces of the big bang. Leading the discussion is Boyd Matson, host of National Geographic Weekend.

 Outline

  • The limits of scientific knowledge (00:00-00:41min)

  • The prediction and discovery of hydrothermal vents (00:42-03:58 min)



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Last Updated

September 27, 2022

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