Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author who lived from 1910 to 1997. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, called the Aqua-Lung, which helped him produce some of the first underwater documentaries. He wrote many books describing his undersea explorations; in the first of them, The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, he surmised the existence of echolocation abilities in porpoises. His place in engineering history rests on the Aqua-Lung, which he developed with the engineer Émile Gagnan.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau (, also UK: ; French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910-25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
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Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan together invented the modern demand regulator used in underwater diving.
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The Aqua-Lung was invented in France during the winter of 1942-1943 by two Frenchmen: engineer Émile Gagnan and Jacques Cousteau
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