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    Alvin was the first submarine that could carry passengers to explore the deep sea. It was invented in the 1930s and first launched in 1964. Alvin was named after its inventor Allyn Vine and made from two prototype metal spheres designed to withstand deep sea pressure. It allowed scientists to make discoveries like finding the RMS Titanic and a lost hydrogen bomb. Alvin has undergone several improvements over the years to upgrade its capabilities and accommodate more researchers, with the goal of keeping it relevant for continued deep sea exploration.

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    Alvin was the first submarine that could carry passengers to explore the deep sea. It was invented in the 1930s and first launched in 1964. Alvin was named after its inventor Allyn Vine and made from two prototype metal spheres designed to withstand deep sea pressure. It allowed scientists to make discoveries like finding the RMS Titanic and a lost hydrogen bomb. Alvin has undergone several improvements over the years to upgrade its capabilities and accommodate more researchers, with the goal of keeping it relevant for continued deep sea exploration.

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    Alvin was the first submarine that could carry passengers to explore the deep sea. It was invented in the 1930s and first launched in 1964. Alvin was named after its inventor Allyn Vine and made from two prototype metal spheres designed to withstand deep sea pressure. It allowed scientists to make discoveries like finding the RMS Titanic and a lost hydrogen bomb. Alvin has undergone several improvements over the years to upgrade its capabilities and accommodate more researchers, with the goal of keeping it relevant for continued deep sea exploration.

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    Alvin The Submarine

    By: Justin Howard, Tanguy Absillis

    When was the product invented


    Alvin was an idea first generated in the 1930s,
    and was first commissioned on July 5, 1964
    according to noaa.gov.

    (right) The original Alvin


    Sphere (1964)

    Problem Alvin Addressed


    Alvin was the first submarine that could bring
    passengers with him into deep sea dive. She
    also made great advancements in both deep
    sea research and discovery. Alvin was the first
    vessel to make it down to the depths of
    undersea vents and was also the first to find
    both the RMS Titanic and a lost hydrogen bomb
    off the coast of spain.

    Alvin Inventor
    According to noaa.gov, Alvin was an idea
    generated by Allyn Vine. This scientist is who
    Alvin is named after.

    Existing patents
    An original patent of an Alvin like submarine
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    Apparatus for controlling buoyancy

    >>>>>

    Alvin materials
    The cockpit is a titanium sphere. Supporting the
    cockpit is a frame made of titanium and
    syntactic foam, all according to WHOI.

    How it was originally made


    Alvin was originally made from two prototype
    metal spheres designed to withstand thousands
    of feet of pressure. The spheres were used to
    make the chamber for a submarine and so
    Alvin was born.

    Improvements to Alvin
    Improvements to alvine were made in 2011, 12,
    and 13. These include a larger sphere with
    more comfort based design. Two more
    viewpoints for added visibility. Better lighting
    and new syntactic foam for better buoyancy, all
    according to WHOI.

    Why the improvements were made


    In order to keep Alvin relevant in this day and
    age scientists and engineers redesigned Alvin
    many times always adding new features and
    scientific instruments due to this Alvin has been
    completely redesigned many times in its
    lifetime.
    (right) Alvins upgraded sphere

    Who uses Alvin


    Marine biologists, and anyone else who would
    need to study the ocean floor. However more
    people are starting to use ROVs, or remotely
    operated vehicles.
    (Right) Alvin in use(2014)

    Global impact on society/ subsequent


    inventions
    Alvin was able to show us things we have
    never seen before. We can now make
    submarines like Alvin, but they do what he does
    even better. Alvin has been continually updated
    as the years go on and more interesting
    technology emerges. Alvin is still a very
    relevant submarine and has been on the
    forefront of submersible technology.

    What would we change if we could


    The biggest thing we could work on is the
    amount of time it can be underwater. A usual
    dive can only give scientists about five hours,
    according to WHOI. It usually takes about 2
    hours to get down to the research depth and 2
    hours to come back up.

    Citation page
    McKinnon, Mika. "Alvin the Deep Sea Submersible Is Half a Century Old!"Earth & Space. N.p., 8 Sept. 2014. Web. 11 Aug. 2015
    . "Alvin FAQs." WHOI : Instruments :. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Aug. 2015
    "Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin." Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Aug. 2015.
    "History of Alvin." Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Aug. 2015.
    "Alvin Upgrade." Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Aug. 2015.
    Maxey, Kyle. "Alvin Upgrade Coming Along Swimmingly ENGINEERING.com." Alvin Upgrade Coming Along Swimmingly
    ENGINEERING.com. N.p., 30 May 2013. Web. 12 Aug. 2015

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