Pod41 - Captain Don Walsh, Part 1 - Don's Early Career and First Deep Dives
This is part 1 of a discussion between our former CEO Steve Hall and oceanographer Don Walsh. How did Don end up on submarines? 16:42Don 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) 19:20Taking USS Rasher to 300 feet, before long he’d be at 36000 feet 25:55The deep dives 30:55After the deep dive 36:19How Don’s career moves on 42:30Finding deep ocean tech wasn’t straightforward in the early days 45:00Becomes XO of a submarine, Vietnam war starts 53:51Don goes to Texas A&M University to study for a Masters degree 59:40This episode is broadcast in association with the Marine Technology Society (MTS). mtsociety.orgFind out more about SUT at www.sut.org, contact us via [email protected] more information on how to sponsor an upcoming podcast episode contact [email protected] Thanks to Emily Boddy for podcast artwork and composing and performing the theme music. Support the show (https://www.justgiving.com/soc-underwatertech)Support the show