Titanic Discoverer Robert Ballard at Da Vinci Science Center
Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic, stands in front of a projection of the doomed ocean liner Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, after speaking to Allentown School District fifth graders and community members at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Scenes from the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Allentown School District fifth graders Jocsan and Xavier play with miniature remotely operated vehicles in the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic, meets Danielle and Ben Yenser on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, after speaking to Allentown School District fifth graders and community members at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic, meets Danielle and Ben Yenser on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, after speaking to Allentown School District fifth graders and community members at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Allentown School District fifth grader Zabdiel looks at maps in the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Allentown School District fifth grader Zabdiel looks at maps in the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Scenes from the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Scenes from the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic, stands in front of a projection of the doomed ocean liner Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, after speaking to Allentown School District fifth graders and community members at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19.(April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Robert Ballard, best known for his discovery of the RMS Titanic, speaks Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, with Jon Elison at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion after Ballard spoke to Allentown School District fifth graders and community members. Ballard, who was at the science center as part of the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit, spoke at Elison’s elementary school when Elison was a child. The “Finding Titanic” exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)Scenes from the “Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission” exhibit Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion. The exhibit, which explores the story behind how the wreck of the RMS Titanic was found and the secret Cold War mission that made the historic discovery possible, runs through Jan. 19. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
