Jacques-Yves
Cousteau AC (French: [ʒak iv kusto]; commonly known in
English as Jacques Cousteau; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997 was a French naval
officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator,
scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all
forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung,
pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.
Cousteau described his underwater world research in series of
books, perhaps most successful being his first book, The Silent
World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure, published in
1953. Cousteau also directed films, most notably the documentary adaptation of
the book, The Silent World, which won a Palme d'or
at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. He remained the
only person to win a Palme d'Or for a documentary film, until Michael Moore
won the award in 2004 for Fahrenheit
9/11
