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Timeline of SCUBA Diving Technology

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  • The Diving Bell

    The Diving Bell
    1616: Franz Kessler built an improved diving bell

  • First Air Pump

    First Air Pump
    1650: Otto von Guericke built the first air pump

  • First Diving Dress

    First Diving Dress
    1715: the chevalier (sir) Pierre Rémy de Beauve, a French aristocrat, builds a diving dresses. The dress consisted of a metal helmet and two hoses.

  • The first diving suit

    The first diving suit
    1819: German inventor August Siebe developed the first diving suit. It consisted of a copper helmet attached to a canvas and leather suit.

  • First Oxygen Rebreather

    First Oxygen Rebreather
    1849: Pierre-Aimable de Saint Simon Sicard (a chemist) makes the first practical oxygen rebreather.

  • Aqua-Lung

    Aqua-Lung
    1943: Cousteau and Gagnan started selling the Aqua-Lung

  • More Advanced Equipment

    More Advanced Equipment
    1972: Buoyancy Control Devices, pressure gauges and single hose regulators are all important diving quipment tools that were used.

  • Present Day SCUBA

    Present Day SCUBA
    Today, SCUBA continues to develop, as new technology is rapidly being created, and more and more divers are certified every year.