Jacques Cousteau
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Inventors, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Engineers, Explorers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Cousteau is the father of underwater exploration, having coinvented (with Émile Gagnon) the self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) in 1943. Cousteau has shared his explorations of the underwater world with millions of people around the world through his films, books, and television productions. Cousteau has also directed the engineering of several underwater living structures and systems as well as the design of an oceangoing vessel using a rigid turbosail for propulsion.
Early Life
Elizabeth (Duranthon) Cousteau vowed...
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