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“Quotable” 34 “I didn’t know I was dyslexic until I read the book The

Dyslexic Advantage. I remember when I read the book … slowly … I cried because it explained me to me for the ? rst time ...

I wanted to talk about that, because I view it as a gift. . . . . .

Robert Ballard

Scientist, Ocean Explorer

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Born in Kansas yet a California kid, I still found myself right at home with the Boston

Sea Rovers during our annual lobster dives. (Photo Courtesy of Robert Ballard) 56

MBARI’s new research vessel will honor Silicon

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Valley pioneer David Packard, who founded

Hewlett-Packard (HP) in a Palo Alto, California, garage with Bill Hewlett. His philanthropic endeavors included funding the creation of the

Monterey Bay Aquarium in 1984, and three years later, Packard founded MBARI.

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