Jean jacques cousteau biography timeline

The movie was inspired by Cousteau's life and career.

Awards and Honors

Jacques-Yves Cousteau received many important awards:

Famous Quotes by Jacques Cousteau

• "The glory of nature provides evidence that God exists."
• “The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
• “When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.”
• "The first step towards making the world a better place is to refuse to contribute to its worsening."

Interesting Facts About Jacques Cousteau

• Jacques learned to swim when he was only four years old.
• He lived in the United States for two years when he was 10.
• In 1933, he had a very bad car accident.
• While he was getting better, he started swimming in the Mediterranean Sea.
• During World War II, he and his family found safety in a town near the Swiss border.
• Cousteau helped make a special waterproof camera.

  In France, he was called le commandant Cousteau ("Commander Cousteau").

  Early Life and Family

  Jacques Cousteau was born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France. Orphaned at an early age, he left home at sixteen, working as a tutor and musician before undertaking a literary career while in his forties.

  After Simone passed away in 1990, Jacques married Francine Triplet in 1991. In his book, The Silent World, he wrote about porpoises following his research ship, the Élie Monier. The alternative he proposed in Du contrat social (On the Social Contract) (1762) is a civil society voluntarily formed by its citizens and wholly governed by reference to the general will [Fr.

  
  *In 1930, he joined the French navy because he loved water and wanted to travel to see the world
  **however in 1935 he had a serious car crash leaving him partially paralyzed and unable to user his arms.
  **Jacques Cousteau recovered after eight months of therapy and was again able to use his arms.
  *In 1936, Jacques Cousteau shot his first underwater film.
  *Jacques Cousteau,In 1943, made a great tribute to the underwater exploration, Jacques Cousteau, working with Emile Gagnon they developed SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus)
  * In 1950, Cousteau acquired the Calypso, a former minesweeper, and she became an oceanographic vessel dedicated to exploring the ocean for scientific purposes.

  It was called the aqua-lung, or SCUBA. He continued to explore these themes throughout his career, proposing in Émile, ou l'education (1762) a method of education that would minimize the damage by noticing, encouraging, and following the natural proclivities of the student instead of striving to eliminate them.

  

  This was a new technology for submarines at the time. His autobiographical Les Confessions (Confessions) (1783) offer a thorough (if somewhat self-serving) account of his turbulent life.
  *Cousteau, in his T.V. series, studied:
  #Sperm Whales off Portugal’s Azore Islands.
  #The great Blue Hole of Belize, and figured out the mysteries of sleeping sharks off the Yucatan coast of Mexico.
  #He journeyed to the enchanting Antarctic.
  *Jacques Cousteau continued his explorations in 1979.He launched a series of extensive expeditions to the world’s great river systems.

  It was directed by Wes Anderson.
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