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450 BCE
The Greeks in Mediterranean Sea
Greeks began to adventure outside the Mediterranean, past the Straits of Gibraltar at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea and noticed a rough current moving from North to South somewhat like a river. (navigation) -
1002
The Vikings
Leif Ericson and the vikings venture westward and find Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. -
1492
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Christopher Columbus became the first European explorer to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean and successfully return home. (navigation) -
First Submarine
Cornelis Drebbel creates the world's first submarine which was made of wood with iron and leather. (military) -
Benjamin Franklin Discovers the Gulf Stream
Benjamin Franklin was the first to explore the Gulf Stream, a fast current of warm surface water that sweeps up from Florida, along the East Coast, and then goes east across the North (scientific research) -
The Voyage of the Beagle
Famous scientist, Charles Darwin, received an invitation to join the HMS Beagle to explore the Galapagos Islands. -
Sir John Murray
Murray is considered the father of oceanography and began to collect living organisms and making a variety of oceanographic observations during an expedition to the Arctic islands of Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen. (scientific research) -
Challenger Expedition
The first expedition organized to get a big range of data including ocean temperatures, currents, marine life, and geology of the seafloor. Sir John Murray was also attended this expedition. (scientific research) -
Woods Hole
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is founded in Massachusetts which is largest oceanographic research facilities in the world. (scientific research) -
The Trieste
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh took the Trieste, a submarine, for a deep sea dive to explore the ocean's floor. This became the first dive to ever reach the deepest part of the ocean. (scientific research)
