The history of diving
evolution goes back for hundreds of years – and since then people have managed
to explore the underwater world greatly. AHLA DIVE offers you a chance to get
acquainted with the list of the most prominent events in the history of
conquering the sea depths. This information will be of interest to
professionals as well as beginners who plan to go through diving training
courses.
- 1530 – Introduction of an underwater vessel that can be filled with
air.
- 1650 – a German physicist Otto von Guericke develops a compression device that is
later tested on animals by Robert Boyle.
- 1690 – Edmond Halley an English scientist designs a sphere with a pipe
attached to it and a cask with air. The construction could be plunged down
for 18 meters and kept under water for an hour and a half.
- 1715 – John Lethbridge introduces a special diving mechanism to the
world. It is made in the form of an oak costume that allows a person to
stay deep under water for about half an hour.
- 1823 - Charles Anthony Deane invents a protective
helmet for life guards that is later used in diving. Together with his
brother they strike out how this device can be attached to diving
equipment with the help of straps.
- 1843 – the first school is opened in Great Britain where people
interested can learn underwater swimming. The institution was different
from modern dive-clubs – its graduates became professional dive-rescuers.
- 1865 – two Frenchmen Auguste Denayrouze and Benoît
Rouquayrol invent an underwater
breathing apparatus. It required compressed air, a valve for diver to
breathe and a hose to connect it to the surface. This construction was
improved and updated and is still used in diving centers.
- 1876 – a sailor Henry Albert Fleuss designs
an aqualung that uses compressed air.
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