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.
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 . Explorer also campaigned to stop nuclear waste being dumped in the Mediterranean Sea in 1960s .