Jacques Cousteau Centennial: What He Did, Why He Matters
Marking Cousteau’s hundredth anniversary—five successes, one great legacy.
One of Jacques Cousteau’s jet-propelled diving saucers scans the seafloor in an undated picture.
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie, National Geographic
French ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau (file photo) would have celebrated his hundredth birthday Friday. Photograph by Bates Littlehales, National Geographi.c
Ker Than
for National Geographic News
Published June 11, 2010
The late Jacques Cousteau’s hundredth birthday is inspiring headlines and, Friday morning, a Google doodle—perhaps the ultimate Internet accolade.
Why is the ocean explorer such a legend? Here are five good reasons.
Read article here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100611-jacques-cousteau-100th-anniversary-birthday-legacy-google/