Historical Events in Oceanography

  • World's First Submarine

    Cornelius Drebbel, a dutch physician, built the first submarine. Made from wood and is reinforced by iron and leather. (naviagtion)
  • The Magnetic Compass

    Edmund Halley made the discovery to study the variation of the magnetic compass. (navigation)
  • Waterproof Suit

    Chevalier de Beauve was a guard in the French Navy who created a waterproof suit with lead shoes. (recreation)
  • United States Coast Survey

    President Thomas Jefferson passed a bill permitting the survey(military medical field)
  • Scuba

    William H. James designed a scuba outfit, where the diver wears a helmet and carries a supply of air.(recreation)
  • First Electric Submarine

    The French Navy built the first electrical powered submarine. (naviagtion)
  • The Scripps Institute

    The Scripps Institute of Biological Research was founded to focus on marine studies. (scientific research)
  • Ocean Modeling

    By determining the mathematical formulas, Dugdale and Goerig was able to link physical and biological oceanography. (scientific research)
  • Seafloor Map for Space

    The declassification of geosat satellite radar was able to map out the sea floor. (navigation)
  • NOPP

    The national oceanographic partnership program was founded to develop a integrated ocean observing system. (scientific research)