What are Jacques Cousteau's major accomplishments?
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Inventor of diving devices and scuba devices such as the (Aqua-Lung). was a French oceanographer, researcher, filmmaker, and undersea explorer.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French oceanographer, researcher, filmmaker, and undersea explorer. He was arguably the most famous undersea explorer of modern times. Cousteau was born on June 11, 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France.
During World War II, Cousteau and his family moved to the small town of Megève, near the Swiss border. Over the next few years he began his experiments in underwater research.
In 1943 they won the ex-aequo prize of the Congress of Documentary Film for the first French underwater film, Par dix-huit mètres de fond (18 meters deep).
Experimented with compressed air cylinders and developed the first Aqua-Lung device which allowed divers to stay underwater for long periods of time. Cousteau also invented an underwater camera that could withstand the pressures of deep water.
During the war, Cousteau joined the French Resistance movement, spying and documenting troop movements. He was later recognized for his heroic efforts and received several medals, including the Legion of Honor. After the war, he worked with the French Navy to clear underwater mines from shipping lanes.In 1950 he founded the French Oceanographic Campaigns (FOC).Cousteau also wrote several books, including The Shark, Dolphins, and Jacques Cousteau: The Ocean World. In 1973 he founded the Cousteau Society to help raise awareness of the ecosystems of the oceans and the dangers posed by mankind.