jacques yves cousteau
Jacques Yves Cousteau was a French oceanographer. ... Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910 in St. ... Cousteau learned to swim at four years old which was a rare accomplishment in that time. ... Cousteau as producer, director and chief cameraman. ... Cousteau was sent to a strict boarding school in Ribeauville, France. ... Jacques Cousteau took his movie camera with him on a round- the -world training cruise and filmed rolls of exotic scenes. After training Cousteau chose to enroll in the Navy’s aviation school. ... Cousteau’s earliest invention was the Aqua-lung. ... After a lot of practice dives, little by little Cousteau and hisgroup invented “safe” scuba diving. ... Cousteau and his group cleared German mines from French ports as well as finding marble columns from a 2,000-year-old Roman wreck. In the 1950s, Cousteau’s films were already wining awards. When Cousteau left the Navy, he formed a series of nonprofit organizations through which he financed expeditions and advanced environmental causes. ... Cousteau, his wife and crew began exploring the world’s oceans. ... It made Cousteau a celebrity. ... Cousteau then headed up Monaco’s Oceanographic Institute, which would be his base for the rest of his career.