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Jacques-Yves Cousteau's life
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born on the 11th of july 1910 in Sent Andreus de Cuzbac, France. He died on the 25th of july 1997 due to natural causes, he suffered a heart attack. -
He wanted to become an aviator
On 1935 he signed up for the navy in order to become an aviator, but due to a car accident he couldn't. Moreover, he wouldn't have been accepted because he had a heart disease since he saw little, that was what originally made him swim bevause the doctors told him it was good for his healt, and years later with his swimming skills he started working as an oceanographer. -
Why did he become an oceanographer?
Until 1936 Cousteau was not interested in the underwater world, but Tailliez, who was an underwater hunter, lent him some Fernez glasses, predecessors of today's pool goggles. Cousteau immediately tried them on the beach of Mourillon and he saw some fish passing over moss-covered rocks, tand since that moment he decided that he would dedicate all his life to explore the seabed. -
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Ocupation
Jacques Cousteau was a French undersea explorer nicknamed as `JYC´ or `The Calypso’s Commandant´ known around the world mostly for his research about the sea. He kept on working until his final days because for him it was more than a job, it was a hobby. -
Marriage
On 1937, he married Simone Melchior, but on 1990 they got divorced because she discovered that he was cheating on her with another woman, Francine Triplet, who one year later he married until the day of his death. -
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Jean-Michel Cousteau was born on the 30th of december 1940 in Toulon, he was an explorer, film director and environmentalist among other things. -
Philippe Cousteau
Philippe Cousteau was born on the 30th of december 1940 in Toulon as well as his sibling Jean-Michel Cousteau. He was an explorer and a photographer. -
The invention of the Aqua Lung
Aqua-Lung was the first open-circuit, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus to achieve worldwide popularity and commercial success. The Aqua-Lung was invented in France during the winter of 1942–1943 by two Frenchmen: the engineer Émile Gagnan and the Naval Lieutenant Jacques Cousteau. -
Calypso
On 1950 Thomas Loel Guinness bought Calypso (Calypso was a former British Royal Navy Minesweeper converted into a research vessel for Cousteau) and leased her to Cousteau for a symbolic one franc a year. On 8 January 1996, a barge accidentally rammed Calypso and sank her in the port of Singapore. -
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`THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF JACQUES COUSTEAU´
It was a TV series which had 37 episodes, it was known for being a famous informative series in which the renowned scientist Jacques Cousteau explores the underwater world with the crew of the Calypso. On 1972 it recieved the award `Globos de Oro: Nominado a Mejor especial de TV´.
