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Every Thursday, we'll run a feature on the greatest divers in history and we'll start with Frédéric Dumas. Frédéric Dumas was a pioneer of underwater fishing on the French Riviera. He was part of a team of 3, with Philippe Tailliez...
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Most probably, Zale Parry can be considered as the most famous female scuba diver in the world today. She was a pioneer in skin diving in the 1940s and an early tester of underwater equipment in 1953 for Scientific Underwater...
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Torpedos have played an important part in naval warfare because they are effective in disabling or even destroying their targets. But, while modern torpedos are self-propelled and can reach their targets on their own, this hasn't always been the case....
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A lot of people don't know that Jacques Cousteau had help in writing some of his books but, in fact, he did. One of the people who assisted him was Philippe Diolé. Diolé was a naturalist and scientific observer who...
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When people hear the term “underwater pioneer”, they almost always think of explorer and conservationist Jacques Cousteau. But, although Cousteau did make a lot of contribution to underwater exploration, it's important to note that his achievements wouldn't have been impossible...
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