dʒˈoʊsəf sˈælɪm pˈɛɹəs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks dʒˈuːn fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, wʌzɐ paɪənˈɪɹɪŋ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ dˈaɪvɪŋ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹ, ɪnvˈɛntɚɹ ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst tɹˈuːli jˈuːzəbəl ˌætməsfˈɛɹɪk dˈaɪvɪŋ sˈuːts, ðə tɹaɪtˈoʊniə, ænd wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə dʒˌeɪˌaɪˈɛm sˈuːt.
Joseph Salim Peress (1896 – June 4, 1978), was a pioneering British diving engineer, inventor of one of the first truly usable atmospheric diving suits, the Tritonia, and was involved in the construction of the JIM suit.