Cous·teau  (kōō-stō')  French underwater explorer, film producer, and author who helped produce the Aqua-Lung (1943) and later developed underwater laboratories. |
Cousteau (k -stō') Pronunciation Key
French underwater explorer who helped develop the Aqua-Lung (an underwater breathing apparatus) and designed the bathyscaphe and a small, deep-sea submarine known as a diving saucer. Cousteau also devised an underwater television system and produced several films that widely popularized marine biology. |