Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) was an undersea explorer, photographer, inventor of diving devices, writer, television producer, and filmmaker. He was also active in the movement to safeguard the oceans from pollution. "Calypso acquired a buoyant...

Jacques-Yves Cousteau is perhaps the most well-known modern scuba diver and undersea explorer. He brought the world of undersea diving within the capabilities of ordinary people by inventing (with Emile Gagnan) the aqualung in 1942. This self-contained...

Jacques Cousteau was known worldwide through his television programs, feature-length films, and books, all of which have focused on the wonders and tragedies of the marine world. Through these films and publications, Cousteau helped demystify undersea...

Jacques Cousteau Born June 11, 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s name is virtually synonymous with exploration of the earth’s oceans and rivers. A leading expert in oceanography, he has used documentaries,...

When most people think of marine biology, the person that immediately comes to mind is Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Whether through invention, research, conservation, or education, Cousteau has brought the ocean world closer to scientists and the public, and...

1910-1997 French Oceanographer and Documentary Filmmaker Traveling around the world aboard his ship the Calypso, oceanographer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau made underwater exploration popular with his fascinating research and documentary films....

The Cousteau Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to marine research, especially underwater exploration and filmmaking. Created in 1973 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his son, Jean-Michel Cousteau, the Society provides educational materials,...

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, scientist, photographer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung, pioneered marine...

Jacques Yves Cousteau is famous for his pioneering underwater photography and environmental activism. The 85-year-old Cousteau is still very active and has several projects, travels and films lined up for the 1996-2000 period. He has a new ship called Calypso II which will be...

Jacques Yves Cousteau, a sea explorer, inventor of the aqualung and a pioneer in water photography, was also a staunch protector of the environment. He authored the book, 'Man, Octopus and Orchid' which contains his concerns for the environmental future of the planet. He...

Today is Monday, June 25, the 176th day of 2007. There are 189 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.On this date:In 1788, the state of Virginia...

Jacques-Yves Cousteau is that cliché, the "living legend". Strangers walk up to shake him by the hand and accept his autograph signed on any scrap of paper they can find. His superstar status might well be the envy of many an aspiring entertainer. Each of his television films is seen by something like 120 million people; in Britain alone his audience can exceed 10 million. He has made 65 films for the cinema and television, he has written more than 30 books, and his articles appear in m...

The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau (hereafter Ocean World) is a 20-volume set concerned with the oceans generally and, more specifically, with marine life and exploration. This is a revised edition of The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau produced in 1974. According to the publisher, the 1975 edition resulted from revisions made by Captain Cousteau after thorough reassessment of the original edition. (p. 742) Ocean World is, according to its publisher, intended for student use through senior high school and ...

Recently, as the exploration of the oceans and the sea-bed has become less commercial and more scientific in purpose, books about diving have won a wide readership. All of us are entranced by the new knowledge brought up from this secret world. No man has done so much to open the door to this world and to reveal its mysteries as Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Certainly no other man is so uniquely fitted for the self-imposed task. A seaman, qualified to command any vessel in the French fleet, superb navigator,...

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