The Silent World (National Geographic Adventure Classics) - Hardcover

Cousteau, Jacques Yves; Dumas, Frederic

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792267966 ISBN 13: 9780792267966

Publisher: Natl Geographic Society, 2004

Synopsis

Before becoming the man who introduced us to the wonders of the sea through his beloved television series, Jacques Cousteau was better known as an engineer and the inventor of scuba. He chronicled his early days of underwater adventure in The Silent World-a memoir that was an instant, international bestseller upon its publication in 1954.

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About the Author:

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) was a French marine explorer, inventor, filmmaker, and conservationist who sailed the world for much of the late twentieth century, educating millions about the Earth's oceans--and inspiring their protection. Little of it would have been possible without scuba gear, which Cousteau pioneered when, in World War II, he along with engineer Emile Gagnan, cocreated the Aqua-Lung, a twin-hose underwater breathing apparatus. With the Aqua-Lung, Cousteau and his crew were able to explore and film parts of the ocean depths that had never been seen before, resulting in such Oscar-winning movies as The Silent World.

Synopsis:

A fiftieth anniversary edition of this acclaimed study of the undersea world chronicles the explorer's early days underwater, including the development of his invention, scuba, his first dives with scuba, and his travels under the sea during World War II.

About this edition

• Publisher: Natl Geographic Society
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0792267966
• ISBN 13: 9780792267966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160