Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997)
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normally, we here only a brief version of his biography. For those who want more information, we recommend you visit the Cousteau Society and, of course, the Wikipedia . 
Born near Bordeaux, he studied in Paris for 20 years old to enter the Naval Academy and graduated as an artillery officer. During the thirties of the twentieth century began developing what would become his greatest invention alongside Emile Gagnan , the first scuba diving marketable, which in 1943 was called the Aqua-Lung . Meanwhile participated in the Second World War, the French naval forces, conducting operations against the Italian intelligence in France. Thanks to their participation in these transactions and his experience as a diver, at the end the war he entrusted the command of Underwater Research Group of the French army. During those years he participated in various operations of underwater archeology and rescue (including bathyscaphe teacher FNRS-2 Piccard Jacques ). Finally, Cousteau left military service in 1949 to found the French oceanographic group, renting the boat Calypso , which over the years became famous in the world. The first campaigns of the group were related to marine archeology, but quickly went to the world of nature and conservation.
In 1953 he published his first book devoted to these topics, "Le Monde du Silence" . And three years later produced a film with the same title which won the Golden Palm at Cannes and an Academy Award Film Hollywood. is certain that the popularity and fame she acquired with these awards were influential at the time of year to be granted following the direction of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and was appointed member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States.
From that time he directed his main outreach activity to the natural values \u200b\u200bof the seas and oceans to the general public, through its first television series, " The Odyssey of Commander Cousteau Underwater " , produced by U.S. television companies, which imposed a personal style adventure in itself, something that has gradually been imposing in many documentaries. 
In 1973 he founded the Cousteau Society for the Protection of Ocean Life , which allowed him to continue making many expeditions to across the globe, to show everyone his wonders in multiple documentary (more than a hundred over your life) and books. And over the years continued to develop new tools for underwater exploration, including mini-submarines or turbo-speed, which could be defined as underwater motorcycle. During the seventies and eighties continued to receive awards such as the International Environmental Prize of the UN in 1977 and eventually was elected to the Academie Francaise in 1988. On the other hand, in 1979 his son Philippe died in a plane crash, which affected him greatly, making it closer to his eldest son Jean-Michel , who left his career as an architect to join his father in marine exploration and scientific dissemination.
A year after the sinking of his flagship, the Calypso , Commander Jacques-Yves Cousteau died at age 87.
Fortunately, besides all the effort he made to the disclosure of the mysteries of the deep sea, another legacy he has left after his death has been a family that is deeply committed to continuing its work of spreading and conservation of ocean ecosystems. These include his son Jean-Michel , and grandchildren Fabien , Celine , Alexandra and Philippe . 
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