ThestoryoftheTitanicandtheiceberghasgrownintoalegendofthesea.Ittookherdiscoveryin1985tobegintofindthetruthbehindthemyth.OneofthethingsthatmakestheTitanicsofascinatingisthatsherepresentedthebestoftechnologywhenshesetsailonherill-fatedvoyagein1912,andittookthebestoftechnologyintheformofsonar,satellitetracking,anddeep-divetechnologytolocatehergrave73yearslater.Intheearly1900's,waterbornetransportationwasthenorm;today,satellitesaretakenforgrantedbyoursociety.Butwetendtoforgettheimmenseeffortthatthesetwotechnologiesrequiretooperatetotheirmaximumpotential.Untilrecently,thetechnologydidnotexisttolocate,photograph,andexplorethisshipthatrestedtwoandahalfmilesdownontheoceanfloor.

　　1898年,英国作家摩根•罗伯森写了一本名叫《徒劳无功》的小说.小说写了一艘号永不沉没的豪华巨轮,名为泰坦号(Titan),从英国首航驶向大洋彼岸的美国.这是人类航海史上空前巨大也最是豪华的客轮,船上装备了当时力所能及的一切华贵设施,满船装载的都是有钱的乘客,人们在这巨轮上尽情地享受着.但是,这艘巨轮首次出航就在途中撞上冰山,悲惨地沉没,许多乘客葬身海底.