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414 BCE
Diving used in Warfare
According to Greek historian Thucydides, diving was being used in the Siege of Syracuse, where Greeks dove to prevent losing their ships -
150 BCE
Ptolemy's Map
The Greek geographer Ptolemy creates a map of the ancient world, and was one of the first maps to include latitude and longitude. It was lost to society but later found in around 1410. -
900
Vikings Begin Exploration
The Vikings begin exploring and inhabiting many different places near Iceland. Thy are among the first to use stars as navigation. -
1578
First Plans of a Submarine
William Bourne, a mathematician draws up plans for an underwater boat that would be rowed from the inside. The exterior would be leather, and the interior wood. If one was ever built is unkown. -
First Waterproof Suit
Chevalier de Beauve, a French Navy man, develops a waterproof suit where air is supplied from the surface by two tubes in the helmet. -
The Nautilus
The Nautilus is a submarine that was first built by a man by the name of Robert Fulton. It is wooden with a rudder system that is still in use to this day. -
First use of Scuba
William James designs a scuba gear to help people breathe underwater. -
First Electric Submarine
The French Navy engineers a submarine called the Gymnote, the first electric sub that was fully functional. Before it reached its limit, it competed about 200 dives. -
Mapping of the Ocean Floor
The Meteor sails all around the Atlantic Ocean taking measurements of the floor with echo sound. This is how we discovered the shape of the ocean floor. -
The Aqua Lung
The first modern scuba system is invented by modifying a breathing regulator. It was created by Jacques Cousteau. -
First Auto sub
Created by the Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC), the auto sub was built to map out oceans and was the first of its kind -
First Vid of Giant Squid
A Japanese crew is the first to film a giant squid live in its natural habitat.
