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Cornelius Drebbel's submarine successfully completes several 15 foot dives in the Thames River
One of the dives that occured had King James l on board of the vessel which showed the world that there was a bright future underwater in the ocean. -
Submarine technology shows that these inventions could be considered for the military.
David Bushnell's designs for a military submarine were the first and they began to show new possibilities for underwater research in a wider sense. -
HMS Challenger begins deep sea environmental research
As the first journey of the ocean with a purpose of finding correct answers to questions that were proposed about the marine environment. The HMS challenger started a history of oceanography. The data results was organized by Wyville-Thomson into a 50 volume collection environment, the HMS challenger started an era of oceanography. The resulting data was organized by Wyville-Thomson into a 50 volume collection with the intent of disproving the "deadzone" theory of the time. -
Robert Futton's Nautilus submarine begins the start of the use of horizontal rudders.
The introduction of this new control system creates better handling of the submarines and greater opportunities for use of submarines in the exploration underwater ecosystems. This design still in effect today. The start of this new control system produces better handling of the submarines and bigger and more better oppurtunities for the use of the submarines in the exploration underwater ecosystems. The design is still being used today. -
Jacque Cousteau and team search for long lost Roman ship
Jacque Cousteau was a part of avery famous and important exploration that consisted of fiding the Mahdia (Roman ship)which has been lost for a long time. His previous invention of the Aqua-Lung device assisted him and other scientists in starting the study of “underwater archaeology.” -
USS Nautilus was the first nuclear submarine launched.
The adaption of a nuclear reactor as the general power source allowed for longer time to be submerged under water, up to 4 months. This created great opportunities on the military front. -
Jacques Piccard reached the ocean floor of Mariana's Trench
The dive by itself took over 5 hours and Jacques Piccard was submerged 7 miles down, but with this investment scientist could see that the technology was now available to explore what had been left previously unexplored. -
Sylvia Earle became a powerful woman in the realm of underwater exploration
Sylvia Earle has accomplished many things and has made a grand impact on the marine world through her leadership in the first all-female group that participated in Tektite II (studies in habitat capsules). In addition, she set the record for the world’s longest dive in a submarine (100 meters), out-competing her husband.