Oceanography Timeline

By daniellaastanzione
  • 1111

    The Compass

    The invention of the compass took place at the start of time however was not used for maritime navigation until much time later.

  • The Nautilus

    Submarine built by Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat.

  • Ocean Dredging

    Used to increase and maintain the depth of navigation channels. Helps to insure the safety of boats and ships passage.

  • First Acoustic Exploration of the Seas

    Reginald Fessenden lead the first acoustic exploration of the sea floor using an electric oscillator.

  • Deepest Ocean Dive

    The deepest ocean dive took place during the year of 1960 and ocean laboratories develop.

  • Deep Sea Drilling Program

    The deep sea drilling program is a cooperative project that involves wide worldly universities and several other research institutions that starts with sampling the earths crust beneath the deep blue sea.

  • First successful solo dive to the mariana trench

    National Geographic explorer James Cameron productively travels to the bottom of the deepest, darkest known point in the ocean sea