Pod41 – Captain Don Walsh, Part 1 – Don’s Early Career and First Deep Dives

Pod 40

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? 16:42
• 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

This episode is broadcast in association with the Marine Technology Society (MTS). mtsociety.org

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