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The Compass
The compass was created near the beginning of time but wasn't used for maritime navigation until later on in time -
The Nautilus
The Nautilus was invented by the creator of the steamboat, Robert Fulton. -
Dredging
Dredging began during the construction of the Suez Canal in France. It ws used to pick up different things from the sea floor -
Sonar
Sonar stands for sound navigation and ranging. This helped oceanographers get an idea of what the seafloor was like and showed them different depths at different points -
First Acoustic Exploration of the Seas
Reginald Fessenden used an oscillator to bounce a signal simultaneously off an iceberg and the seafloor -
The Aqua Lung
Emile Gagnon and Jacques Cousteau modify a breathing regulator to engineer the Aqua Lung, forever changing the course of human interaction with the sea -
ROV
ROV or remotely operated underwater vehicle, is crucial to oceanic discovery, giving us the best look at the bottom of the ocean without actually going down there. -
Deepest Ocean Drive
The deepest ocean dive took place in 1960, this caused ocean laboratories to evolve drastically -
The Coastal Zone Color Scanner
The Coastal Zone Color Scanner launched and showed biological oceanographers the patterns, variability, complexity, and coherence of ocean biology for the first time -
First Successful Solo Dive to the Marina Trench
James Cameron, National Geographic Explorer successfully traveled to the deepest known part of the ocean