Born 11 June 1910 in St. André de Cubzac, near Bordeaux, France, he invented a waterproof housing for an underwater movie camera in 1936. Cousteau and Émile Gagnan worked on the breathing regulator that led to the Aqualung(TM) or SCUBA (self contained underwater breathing apparatus) back in 1943. It was then possible to dive without air hoses running to the surface. He also invented the first underwater diving station.
Several books about the sea have been written by Jacques Cousteau, among them are The Silent World (1953), The Living Sea (1962), and World Without Sun (1964). It was in 1961, that he started exploring the world's oceans with the research vessel Calypso. With that vessel, from 1968 to 1976, Cousteau's television series, "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau," documented underwater exploration and stressed the importance of ocean conservation. Not so important are the awards Jacques Cousteau has received, but the environmental consciousness he has helped to raise around the world.
As part of that effort, the Cousteau Society drafted the Bill of Rights for Future Generations, which was presented to the United Nations General Assembly in October 1994.
The Cousteau's Society
The Cousteau Society is an organization that serves to raise funds for ocean exploration, research, and conservation. Jacques Cousteau founded the Society in the U.S. in 1973.
With offices in Hampton, Virginia and Paris, this organization is responsible for raising funds for environmental research around the globe. With two ships Calypso and Alcyone, the group visits places around the world and documents what they find as well as try to influence environmental politics to "improve the quality of life on the Water Planet." Cousteau himself has commented that the analysis of life forms is not so important as acquiring a sense of how they all interact and present themselves as a living force.
With offices in Hampton, Virginia and Paris, this organization is responsible for raising funds for environmental research around the globe. With two ships Calypso and Alcyone, the group visits places around the world and documents what they find as well as try to influence environmental politics to "improve the quality of life on the Water Planet." Cousteau himself has commented that the analysis of life forms is not so important as acquiring a sense of how they all interact and present themselves as a living force.
For more information: http://www.cousteau.org/
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