the first i heard of it was Dr. Robert Ballards book...I was 7 years old and i have bought every book or movie i could get my hands on. I am now 25 and i still love it...in high school i was ms titanic. When the movie came out i was a junior and everyone was asking me questions about it. My history teacher even let me teach the class about titanic one day...it was fun...now i have 2 kids and they are learning about her too...i know in my family her story will live on for many generations...