why the Titanic disaster continues to enthral
- Written by: Kristie Patricia Flannery, Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
Royal Museums GreenwichThe question on many minds this week is why did some of the world’s richest men risk death to venture to the bottom of the sea in a cold and cramped “experimental” submersible for a chance to glimpse the wreck of the Titanic?
The “unsinkable” ship that sunk on its maiden voyage across the...