Timeline Of Diving Technology
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(even if not widely known of) in the USA in 1951.
1951: The US Navy starts to develop wetsuits, but not known to the public. .
1951: In December, the first issue of Skin Diver Magazine (USA) appears. The magazine ran until November 2002.
Cousteau-type aqualungs go on sale in Canada.
1952: Cousteau-type aqualungs go on sale in the USA.
Ted Eldred in Australia starts making for public sale the Porpoise (make of scuba gear). This was the world’s first commercially available single-hose scuba unit and was the forerunner of most sport SCUBA equipment produced today.
Public interest in scuba diving takes off
1953: The National Geographical Society Magazine publishes an article about Cousteau’s
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