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Jacques Cousteau

Born: June 11, 1910

Died: June 25, 1997

He co-invented the Aqua lung (scuba tank) in 1943, and designed the underwater camera

He was a French naval officer and a ocean explorer

He wanted to become a pilot but was stopped in a almost fatal car cash

He founded many research organizations known as the Cousteau Group

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James Cook

Sailed 10s of thousands of miles across uncharted territory, mapping islands and coastlines in more detail than ever before.

He was born on October 27th, 1728, in Yorkshire, England. And died February 14, 1779, in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.

He originally was the son of a farmhand, but an apprenticeship at a general store brought him into contact with ships and the sea.

He made significant astronomical contributions, including observing a solar eclipse and being able to accurately determine his position at sea with the Chronometer.

He was given command of the HMS Endeavour to go to Tahiti and observe the planet Venus. He then found Australia, which he called Terra Australis.

He then explored New Zealand and Cape Horn, crossed the Tasman Sea, then found the Great Barrier Reef.

His greatest accomplishments are finding Australia, New Zealand, mapping much of the Pacific, crossing the Antarctic Circle three times, and discovering the Great Barrier Reef.

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Sylvia Earle is most known for the deepest walk on the ocean floor

She was born on August 30, 1935

She set the record for the deepest untethered dive in 1979

She was an advocate for ocean protection

She is still alive today

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Jaxon, Wes, and Jameson

James Cameron was born on August 16, 1954, and is still alive. He has 3 of the top 4 highest-grossing films. He started exploring the ocean in 2012 when he took the Deep Sea Challenger to the bottom of the marina trench. He was the first solo diver to reach the bottom of the trench. He discovered a new species of sea cucumber and squid worms.

https://welldonemovies.com/2024/04/19/35-facts-about-world-renowned-filmmaker-james-cameron-pillar-of-hollywood-and-a-proud-canadian/

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Thor Heyerdahl is a famous explorer known for his voyage from South America to Tuamotu island.

He was born in 1914, in Norway.

He soon developed an early fascination with nature and exploration, mainly through his mother's influence and his own childhood museum of natural specimens.

Thor is also known for his winning documentary of his astonishing adventure, a journey spanning 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft in April of 1947.

Thor sadly passed away in 2002 due to a fatal brain tumor.

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Flippers

Observed that frogs could swim very well and wondered why

Benjamin Franklin invented at age 11 the flippers

not modern flippers but wooden hand paddles to improve swimming strokes

Strapped to the swimmer's hands to help make each stroke to make more efficient

He observed that the stroke was partly given by the inside of the feet and the ankles and not entirely with the soles of the feet

Created early version of what we now know today as swim fins

(USHISTORY.com)

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The HMS Challenger

Launched February 13, 1858

The ship mapped the oceans; its expeditions provided the first comprehensive understanding of the major ocean basins.

Its greatest discovery was the vast biodiversity of the deep sea discovered by collecting over 4,700 new species of marine life.

It charted ocean currents and variation in temperature

Discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge

Its voyage laid the foundation of modern oceanography.

(Google AI)

(Natural History Museum)

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helped invent many marine biology devices such as flippers made of wood to prove his hypothesis that frogs swim faster

first to discover currents and a Gulf Stream from watching the British ships move to the East Coast

born January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts

died April 17, 1790

Explored in 1760s and 1770s

face on the 100 dollar bill

had 16 siblings