Odysseus of our times: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

When did man first dive under water? Three thousand, five thousand years ago? Or perhaps even earlier? Today no one would be able to say this. However, legends, fairy tales and fantastic tales tell us that already in those times that have sunk into eternity, man was possessed by a thirst to know and conquer “the world of silence.” Why do we care about excavations, why are we drawn to travel, why do we dive underwater to look into the depths of the sea, who managed to break the record of the hero of Jules Verne’s novel “Around the World in Eighty Days” at the end of the 19th century? We were told about great geographical discoveries in geography and history lessons, and people who made a lot of efforts to understand the world that we now call planet Earth. They are called discoverers and it is they who are described on the pages of this article. The French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau is world-renowned as a marine explorer and defender of the oceans. He has sailed all over the world on océanographie expeditions and has also written and produced films about the oceans. In 1957, Jacques Cousteau was appointed director of the Institut océanographique in Monaco. So, we invite you to go on an exciting journey through the world of amazing adventures and incredible discoveries with us!