Jacques Cousteau allied an inventive genius to his exploring and photography skills . `` Here was a man who took these devices down enormous depths , not having any idea of what would happen and he had to find out for himself . Cousteau collaborator , Susan Schiefelbein remembers the Frenchman 's contributions to marine exploration . Cousteau helped design the `` diving saucer '' which helped further knowledge of ocean depths . He also designed a submersible that could be used for scientific research in deep water.
Jacques Cousteau allied an inventive genius to his exploring and photography skills . Cousteau collaborator , Susan Schiefelbein remembers the Frenchman 's contributions to marine exploration . Cousteau helped design the `` diving saucer '' which helped further knowledge of ocean depths . He also designed a submersible that could be used for scientific research in deep water.