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Jacques-Yves Cousteau: World
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a man revered by a whole generation as an ecologist, conservationist, and protector of the Earth’s oceans. To the people who watched his programs, he brought fascination, wonder and a sense of awe. He taught them how to protect the world and enlightened them about the mysteries of the deep, while exploring new depths and places day-in and day-out. His mere name brought a smile to the public and from them, Jacques Cousteau was given life’s greatest fulfillment of knowing he did all he could at whatever task confronted him. He fought illness, disasters, lack of money, and even the death of his son to bring viewers a message, and for that, he was admired by all for his courage.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a naval officer and French oceanographer, underwater photographer, film maker, and author of international recognition. Creator of the Bathyscaph, an immersible boat. Director of the Oceanographic Museum and Institute in Monaco from 1957 to 1988. With Frederic Dumas he was the author of The Silent World and an Oscar-winning movie based on the book. Among his other books were : Jacques Cousteau: The Ocean World and The Living Sea, with James Dugan.
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World-renowned environmentalist Jacques-Yves Cousteau received the World Ecology Award on March 17, 1992 from the International Center for Tropical Ecology at UM-St. Louis. For more than 50 years, Cousteau explored the earth's seas, observing marine life. Originally, his life's work was devoted to observing and recording the vitality of the living sea while commenting occasionally on our relationship to it. Over the years... he became increasingly aware of a deterioration in the ocean quality and a reduction in the abundance of marine life. Because of his knowledge of the immediate danger to mankind, Cousteau created The Cousteau Society in September 1973. The organization is dedicated to the protection and improvement of life.
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Undersea explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau died in Paris on June 25, 1997 at age 87. The world lost a true and courageous ambassador of the oceans. Captain Cousteau authored or co-authored more than 80 books, produced and starred in nearly 100 films, and hosted a documentary television series, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau that has been shown in more than 100 countries. Three of his films received Academy Awards for best documentary, and one, The Silent World... won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau has been called the "explorer of the world of silence". He invented SCUBA and pioneered unaided deep sea diving and underwater photography. He is regarded as one of the first scientists to foster and promote interest in protection of the underwater environment.
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau opened the eyes of millions to the treasures beneath the world's oceans. His face, topped with a red woollen diver's hat, became a trademark for undersea adventure. His death in June 1997 at the age of 87 marked the closing of a chapter in sport diving. Kendall McDonald, Peter Crawford and leading divers who knew him pay their last respects.
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