Jacques Cousteau was a man of numerous works and various talents during his lifetime. In America he was well known for having several positions in his career. For example, he was a marine officer, oceanographer, scientist, conservationist, filmmaker, and an underwater explorer. However, in overseas countries, Cousteau was well-known for his documentary television show called the “Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau.” Lastly, but certainly not least, Cousteau is the Creator of countless diving and scuba devices such as the “Aqua-Lung.” Overall, Jacques was an intelligent man with various ideas to help other scientists answer the questions of the oceans that we have every day. The world’s oceanographers and scientist would even continue on to …show more content…
FOC stands for “French Oceanographic Campaigns,” and is currently run by Cousteau’s daughter, Elizabeth Cousteau. Also, Cousteau had many books and short stories about his life. In 1953, Cousteau wrote a book named “The Silent World,” and it was soon transformed into a film. The film was awarded as the number one movie at the Cannes Film Festival. His hour long special television show “The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau,” was released in 1966 and was an instant hit. Over the course of two years, he had created a TV show named “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau,” and ran for nine seasons. The show had caught the attention of people all around the world and inspired people to explore the various wonders of the ocean. A few years later in 1973, Cousteau founded the Cousteau Society, which raised money for helping conduct research studies on the ocean. In conclusion, Jacques Cousteau was a man of multiple accomplishments and the world was extremely shocked when the world’s greatest oceanographer had died on June 25, 1997. Cousteau’s legacy will forever continue to inspire newer generations to explore the wonders of the ocean. His 120 television shows, over 50 books, and oceanic devices are helping scientists today to explore and research the many secrets and depths of the …show more content…
They were used and developed during World War II due to government research. The main pesticides used were called DDT. She was concerned about the effects of the DDT may have on the environment as well as the people. This is when she began to write her book called “Silent Spring”. In the book, it describes how DDT entered the food chain and accumulated in the fatty issues of animals, including human beings, and caused cancer and genetic damage. She wrote that a single dose of the DDT on a crop killed insets for weeks and even months. Also, it remained toxic in the environment even after it was weakened by rainwater. Her main problem she had with the use of DDT and other pesticides was that it somehow permanently harmed birds/animals and contaminated the entire world food
Champlain was basically a sea man by birth. He was born into a family of sea captains and his father was a really good and experienced sea captain. His uncle went with him on his first trip. When he was a little boy, his hometown was filled to the gills with docks and huge ships which encouraged his love of boats and exploring. He also had to work for King Henry and do many other things containing maps and boats. He found the love of sailing and exploring because he had very good motivational things to push him along his journey.
understanding of how the oceans work. The hope is that as a result, we will
The Baby Boomer generation and the time period has a lasting effect on the economy and the environment. The baby boom for the United States was similar to other countries after World War II. Several economies also blossomed, but overall with very little care for the environment. After World War II the use of industrial made chemicals increased in popularity throughout the United States and the world (The “New Environmentalism” OF THE 1960S). The chemical DDT was originally being used widespread to eradicate disease vectors, such as mosquito carrying Malaria ("The DDT Story."). DDT influenced more than just mosquitoes as it had lasting effects in the environment where it noticeably bioaccumulate in the food chain and caused high mortality in young bald eagles ("The DDT Story."). Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring released to the public in 1962 which is the time period in which environmental health and human health were connected (The “New
The pesticide DDT banned in 1987 was a detrimental to the environment leading to it to be banned in 1987. DDT remains in the soils for a long period of time. The chemicals affect the ecology of the soil and water run off causing contamination of livestock and native animals and aquatic species. Studies indicated a range of human health impacts from DDT including cancers, infertility, miscarriage and nervous system impairment. The social and economic impact of DDT use in viticulture was significant.
Jeremy Jackson. How we wrecked the ocean.TED.com [Video/Internet]. Emily McManus; May 5, 2010 [cited 2014 Jan 28]. 18 mins. Available from: http://blog.ted.com/2010/05/05/how_we_wrecked/
When Anne Collet was a child she had her first encounter with the sea, as many young children do, by going on vacations with her family. From that point on she knew it was what she would want to do with her life. She went to college at a university in Brest and enrolled into the department of marine biology. This is where she began to study the sea and all its creatures in it. In 1973 Anne had her first Dolphin encounter and from then on became infatuated with the “Giants” of the sea. Her passion was for Dolphins and Whales.
recognized as a writer. He became one of the most famous and well paid French
Cousteau, J. Y. 1985. The Ocean World. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, NY, pp. 174-175.
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was born on 6 May 1868, in Paris, France. He was the son of Marie Alphonsine and Julien Leroux. Leroux’s grandfather owned a ship-building company in the small coastal village of St. Valery-en-Caux in Normandy, France, around the area which young Leroux grew up (Merriman). This influenced Leroux’s great love for sailing and fishing.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Some time ago, I decided to read Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne. I figured that because it was so well known it must be an extremely interesting book. In addition, it was science fiction, the one area that I was always interested. My assumption was only partially correct, for I only was to a degree interested in the piece of writing. When Jules Verne was writing this book, he must have been reading some incredibly dull science book the day before, for that was what the book was written as. The style of writing was utterly against my tastes, and though the plot was moderately interesting, the style of writing really ruined it. Often, the author will trail off describing some marine animal for pages at a time. Two entire chapters were almost entirely this! However, the setting and characters of the story seemed to be well thought out. Nevertheless, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea was an extremely tedious volume. When the story was introduced, Jules Verne described M. Aronnax, the main character, whose love for marine biology was more important than anything else to him did. This immediately led to the international crisis about a bizarre aquatic creature, which immediately dragged M. Aronnax into the action. Due to his expertise on the matter, the public expected Pierre to be the one to solve this mystery. M. Aronnax, under all this pressure, concluded that the animal was to be called the Narwhale. At first, the mat...
According to Unsworth, the first record of using pesticides started around 4,500 years ago by the Sumerians. The Sumerians first used Sulphur compounds to control insects and other
Central Idea: To show the benefits of Government funded exploration and examination of the oceanic environments across the globe.
the history of our mission to conquer the underwater world.” Geographical Aug. 2005:54+. Student Edition. 3 Nov. 2009 .
"Oceans." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 8 May 2014.
Alexander-Gustave Eiffel was an only son and the first child of Catherine- Melanie Eiffel and Francois-Aleixandre. He was born on December 15, 1832, in Dijon, France. Eiffel’s dad was a soldier in the French army, and he had run away from his wealthy family. He had to go back to Dijon, France, where an army was stationed there. That was where he had met Catherine Eiffel, and later married her and became one of Mrs. Eiffel’s family of wealthy lumber merchants. Eiffel recalled that in Dijon, his childhood was one of the happiest times of his life. Eiffel was really close to his mother. Therefore, she was the one who taught him a lot of the early education things. That is how he got his intelligence. Eiffel also looked forward to Sundays, because his uncle, jean batiste mollerat. He was a successful chemist. He would go to Eiffel’s home every Sunday, and teach his chemistry to Eiffel. Later in his life, Eiffel went to a nearby Royal School where he thought was a place of wasting time and not learning anything, and his grades were very low. Later he stated that that school was the worst part of his life. His last 2 years of school were great. Thanks to his teacher’s effort, he was especially great in the subjects of Science and Literature. His grades soon got so much better the he graduated with a double baccalaureate on literature and science. After graduation, he had to get rea...