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Biography
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA), called the Aqua-Lung, which assisted him in producing some of the first underwater documentaries.
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Awards & recognition
- National Inventors Hall of Fame · 2010
- Catalonia International Prize · 1991
- Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia · 1990
- honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel · 1989
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit · 1985
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- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1985
- Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit · 1979
- honorary doctor of Harvard University · 1979
- Sierra Club John Muir Award · 1976
- BAFTA Fellowship · 1975
- Commander of the Legion of Honour · 1972
- Howard N. Potts Medal · 1970
- Founder’s Medal · 1963
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1960
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1957
- Benjamin Franklin Medal
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Croix de guerre 1939–1945
- Genesis Award
- Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès
- honorary doctor of Brandeis University
- honorary doctorate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- honorary doctorate of the Polytechnic University of Valencia
- Officer of the Order of Maritime Merit
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1960 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1957 · nominated
