Jacques Cousteau was a highly influential naval officer, explorer, filmmaker, scientist and conservationist. He is best known for coinventing the Aqua-Lung, the first piece of scuba equipment that revolutionised underwater exploration. Cousteau led numerous underwater expeditions and produced the Oscar-winning documentary, The Silent World, and founded the Cousteau Society, dedicated to marine conservation in 1973, leaving a lasting legacy in marine science and environmental conservation.
“The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man, it is to know about existence and to marvel at it.”
JACQUES COUSTEAU
THE EARLY YEARS
Born in 1910 to wealthy and influential parents in France, Cousteau moved to New York, USA, with his family when he was 10. Even though they only lived there for
