Oceanographer, Environmentalist, Director, Photographer

Life (1910 – 1997)Born in France, near

Bordeaux in 1910, died in 1997 in Paris.

As a kid, he was in poor health.

He was very interested in mechanics.

School and CareerHe was a good

student in a primary school, but not later on.

His father sent him to a boarding school and then to a naval academy.

He was an officer and the leader of a group for sea research.

School and CareerAt the age of 25, he had

a car crash in which his both arms were injured. A doctor recommended him swimming as a therapy.

He went to the Mediterannean and he borrowed a diving mask from a friend.

So, he has seen the underwater world for the first time through a mask and he fallen in love with it.

War agesDuring World War II

he served as an officer, but he also found time to deal with film and diving.

In 1943, he designed the "water lungs “, diving equipment with which he could easily dive in up to 60 m.

And action...In addition to the

diving equipment , Cousteau also designed an underwater camera and a film camera with which he could make his movies undisturbed.

Calypso In 1950 the Irish

millionaire Guinness bought the ship Calypso and sold it to Cousteau for a frank per year.

Calypso was equiped with the latest technology of its time.

The boat had a large glass surface 3 m under water.

CalypsoThere was a

helicopter and two submarines on the ship.

His researchHe was researching

the underwater world for almost 60 years.

Thanks to him, we have seen the underwater for the first time.

He went where no man has gone before.

His researchthe Atlantic Ocean,

the Red Sea, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, the ship wrecks in the Caribbean, the Amazon river

His researchthe Polar regionsWe got the first

pictures of the polar ice below the water level thanks to him.

His researchThe Danube river

Lake Baikal

His researchThe Mariana Trench

in 1960

His researchAnd many more...Always with his red

cap.

Cousteau's FilmsHe took over 120

documentaries from 1943 to his death.

For the film ¨ The Silent World ¨ , he won the Oscar in 1957.

Cousteau's legacy“Cousteau society

for the protection of the oceans” since 1974

He is still popular and known today as well as an endless inspiration ...

At the end... Ilets Pigeon (small

islands) in Guadaloupe (the French Caribbean).

At the depth of 15 m, he is waiting for us with the international divers’ signal ...

Cousteau’s family goes his way.