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In 1966 he launched his first hourlong television special, the world of jacques yves cousteau. One of the biggest contributions made by world renowned oceanographer jacques yves cousteau has been to introduce international audiences to the wonders of the sea and to instill in them a respectful reverence and understanding of the ocean. Hardcover, laminated boards, 250 pages, colour drawing plates. Jacquesyves cousteau 19101997 was a french marine explorer.
He and the crew of the calypso have helped us understand ocean life better. Over the next few years, he made expeditions to the mediterranean, the red sea, and the indian ocean. The silent world 1956 directed by louis malle, jacques. He has won many awards, including one for his film, silent world. The silent world le monde du silence was the 1956 documentary that cemented the reputation of french oceanographer jacques yves cousteau. A beautiful book recounting an 18month journey on the amazon by jacques yves cousteau and his sone, jeanmichel, with a team of divers, scientists, photographers, and support people. By the end of 1953, the silent world had sold nearly 500,000 copies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. French oceanographer jacquesyves cousteau publishes the silent world. He chronicled his early days of underwater adventure in the silent worlda memoir that was an instant, international bestseller pdf upon its publication in 1954. Jul 29, 2010 an excerpt from jacques cousteau s 1956 silent world where they explore an underwater shipwreck. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes.
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Until jacques yves cousteau pioneered the aqualung, that world was barred to all but submariners and professional divers in clunky suits and helmets, sucking on air delivered by hosepipe. The silent world is the bible of modern scuba diving. White and orange illustrated paper cover with photographic black and white plates to the middle of the book. In the opening chapters cousteau recounts the earliest days of scuba diving. Aug 12, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Reading jacques cousteau in a warming climate the hindu. Jan 30, 2020 on february 3, 1953, french oceanographer jacquesyves cousteau publishes the silent world, a memoir about his time exploring the oceans. The undersea world of jacques cousteau full episodes youtube. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Set on boardand belowthe good ship calypso during an exploratory expedition, this featurelength documentary was codirected by cousteau and louis malle, whose first film this was cousteau selected malle for this assingment immediately upon the latters. It recounts his journey from naval officer to inventor of the most groundbreaking invention for underwater exploration the aqua lung prototype of the modern scuba.