Deep Sea Exploration in Homemade Submarines | Karl Stanley | Talks at Google

Self-taught engineer and deep ocean explorer Karl Stanley drops by the Google NYC office to share his journey, talk about how the Schmidt Ocean Institute has helped enable the next wave of exploration in the waters around his home in Roatán, Honduras and give his take on the current state of the manned sub industry. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Karl Stanley has been exploring the depths of the ocean down to half a mile deep, logging over 5000 hours in two submersibles that he built himself. His journey started with a dream when he was 9 and he started construction on his first deep sea submersible at the age of 15 in his parents' backyard in New Jersey. He has spent over 5000 hours exploring the deep ocean and now operates the deepest sub in the world regularly offering trips to the public. He has been a TED speaker and is featured in a documentary entitled "A View from Below". stanleysubmarines.com