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A history of self-contained diving and underwater swimming.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Howard E (Author)
Corporate Author: United States. Office of Naval Research
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1959.
Series:Self-contained diving and underwater swimming.
Subjects:
Deep diving.
Diving > history
Diving
Plongée sous-marine.
Table of Contents:
  • Earliest diving
  • Diving bell scuba period
  • Other scuba attempts during the diving bell period
  • Development of compressed-air scuba, 1800-1900
  • Development of closed-circuit scuba, 1800-1900
  • Scuba developments from 1900 to end of World War I
  • Civilian and military developments between the two World Wars
  • France : further development of compress-air scuba
  • Italy : military use of scuba developed
  • England : idea adapted and perfected
  • America : military plans and the Lambertsen amphibious respiratory unit (LARU)
  • World War II : summary
  • Scuba in the U.S. military services after World War II
  • The rapid expansion of self-contained diving for non-military purposes.