Don Walsh last Captain of the bathyscaphe
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Is that the machine that uses petrol for ballast, not a bad investment
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Gas Prices in 1960 - History
Ballpark Estimate: 31 cents/gallon A gallon of (leaded) gas in the United States in 1960 cost only 31 cents! That sounds like an incredible bargain until you factor in inflation. 31 cents in 1960 is equivalent to $2.07 in the year 2007. The national average cost of a gallon of unleaded regular...
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Sad news... Don Walsh was outstanding person, great aquanaut and talented researcher. I was lucky to meet him in person and remember that he used to say "I did nothing special except sitting in the metal barrel for hours". If fact, he did a lot for ocean exploration and his name will stay in history forever. RIP
