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Jacques Cousteau
1910–1997
French oceanographer and author (1910–1997)
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1910 June 11, 1910 →Death
1997 June 25, 1997 →Biography
Jacques-Yves Cousteau, was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries.
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