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The father of modern diving and under water explorer. Every scuba student learns of Cousteau's contributions to the diving world. Yes, Jacques Yves Cousteau is well know among both divers and adventurers alike.
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau - 1968 Those Incredible Diving Machines was released on: USA: 10 March 1970
Jacques Cousteau invented diving ,and scuba devices (including the aqua lung). He was french explorer researcher,photographer and documenatry host
Jacques Cousteau is credited for and I believe invented the modern SCUBA gear for diving, making diving a sport accessible to many.
Emilie Gagnan and Jacques-Yves Cousteau developed the first commercially used scuba equipment.
Both it was Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan who invented the modern scuba gear in 1942.
At first I thought you meant, Pierre Cousteau, his brother, so I was going to answer that this isn't possible, as his brother died a long time ago. (see link) Then I checked, Pierre-Yves is the son of Jacques Cousteau. I found no mention of this presence in the Gulf Coast. However, Jacques Cousteau's grandson, Phillippe, did dive into the spill.
Pierre-Yves Cousteau (born 1982), was born during Cousteau's marriage to his first wife. Pierre-Yves is currently in training to become a professional diving instructor, completing his divemaster certification in Santorini, Greece in 2009
Jacques-Yves Cousteau began his diving career in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean and eventually conducted research expeditions in almost every major ocean and many smaller basins, including the Great Lakes. There seems to be no evidence that he dived in the Arctic Ocean.
Jacques Cousteau was very famous in developing early diving technology. He invented equipment and did a lot of marine research especially into underwater habitats. He is famous not only as a diver but as a film maker and marine explorer.
1943Emile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau invented the modern demand regulator and an improved autonomous diving suit. In 1942, redesigned a car regulator and invented a demand regulator that would automatically fresh air when a diver breathed. A year later in 1943, Cousteau and Gagnan began selling the Aqua-Lung.
Diving has been going on for a very long time but in the 1943, a man named Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his buddy Emile Gagnan redesigned and tested the first "AQUALUNG" open air circuit.