Jacques Cousteau Research Paper

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Have you heard of the very first scientist that invented the very first aqua lung device. Incase you don’t know a aqua lung device is the very first machine that allowed humans to breath underwater. Not only did this person invent the aqualung device this person also invented the first underwater camera which allowed people to take photos of all the animals and plants underwater. Well if you still haven’t guessed who i will give you more clues. This person conducted underwater expeditions as a french undersea explorer. Well if you haven’t guessed it yet well this person is none other than Jacques Cousteau.

Jacques Cousteau was born on June 11th 1910 in Saint Andre Cubzac Gironde France.He died in Paris on June 25th,1997. When Jacques Cousteau was 4 he started to swim and that began his fascination with water. Jacques Cousteau had 3 son’s Jean-Michel and Philippe and Pierre and 1 daughter Diane. When Jacques Cousteau invented the aqualung device he invented the best invention of his time for example he was able to help himself and other explorers research even deeper into the unknown species that may live to this day underwater.
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Even though Jacques Cousteau was a big help during world war II he still moved his family to a safer place for them to hide during the war. Not only was Jacques Cousteau a spy for the french resistance he was also a french oceanographer, a underwater film maker,and a researcher. While being know as the first ever scientist to invent the aqualung device in case you don’t this device helped millions of explorer reach greater depths of the water and being able to even find new sea creatures or

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