Scuba

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.