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Otis Barton – Engineer of the Bathysphere

Otis Barton, Engineer of the Bathysphere Otis Barton was born June 5, 1899 in New York City. While many are familiar with his colleague William […]

Émile Gagnan – Co-Inventor of the Aqua-Lung

Émile Gagnan, Co-Inventor of the Aqua-Lung Émile Gagnan was born December 11, 1900. An engineer and inventor, Gagnan worked with French Navy diver Jacques Cousteau […]

The First Functional Scuba

The Roquayol-Denayrouze Aerophere While many people conjure images of Jacques Cousteau and his iconic red cap when considering the beginnings of scuba, our story actually […]

Diving Pioneer Dottie Frazier

Dottie Frazier Dottie May Frazier was born July 15th, 1922. In 1955, she made history as the world’s first female scuba instructor. Swimming by the […]

Underwater Painting Pioneer Eugen von-Ransonnet-Villez

Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez Artist Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez was born on June 7th, 1838. This Austrian illustrator was the first known artist to create paintings directly […]

Thomas Eadie

U.S. Navy Diver Thomas Eadie This month we celebrate Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Eadie, born April 8, 1887. Born in Glasglow, Scotland, Eadie’s family […]

The Hagenuk Suit

The Hagenuk Suit In 1913, the German firm Neufeldt and Kuhnke filed a patent for a watertight ball-and-socket joint. This mechanism was used in the […]

The First Rebreathers

The First Rebreathers In 1876, an English inventor named Henry Fleuss would create the world’s first functional rebreather. Studying chemistry and physics in his spare […]

The World-Wide Impact of the South Florida Divinhood

The World-Wide Impact of the South Florida Divinhood Florida Keys historians have emphasized treasure salvage, but overlooked that this started with an invention called the […]

Five Hobos in The History of Diving Museum

Five Hobos in The History of Diving Museum If you’ve been to the History of Diving Museum before, on your next visit be sure to […]