Jacques Cousteau

[Serendipity09]

Along with engineer Émile Gagnan, Cousteau perfected the aqualung, which for the first time allowed divers to stay underwater for hours. With his French accent, and from his boat the Calypso, he hosted the popular TV series "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau," which was renowned not only for its amazing deep-sea creatures, but also for the awe-inspiring underwater filmmaking. It also showed us the dire implications of pollution in our seas.

"From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free."

[neilmpenny]

Jack was great and enjoyed reading about him in Nat Geo as a kid. His son is a dud though.

[Kathyf]

I used to be so mad when they put his specials on instead of the Brady Bunch. LOL I think he was with Steve Erwin when he died wasn't he. He looks just like his dad.