Charles Pellegrino is a scientist who has been involved in Titanic research for decades, since shortly after Robert Ballard discovered the remains of the luxury vessel in the 1980s. Pellegrino wrote the "New York Times" bestseller "Her Name, Titanic" about the ship and its discovery. His second book about the "Titanic, Ghosts of the Titanic," was published in 2000. Pellegrino has worked with both Ballard and director James Cameron and provided some of the source material for Cameron's Oscar-winning movie Titanic.