"The electronic torpedo"
the first underwater- electronic flash from Dimitri
REBIKOFF
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1951 |
Dimitri REBIKOFF constructs the first underwater- electronic flash (the "electronic torpedo") |
1952 |
Victor DE SANCTIS makes the film "Alerte à Gibraltar" with the authentic "Torpedo-men" of the italian war navy |
1953 |
"Le Monde du Silence" ("The silent world") by Jacques-Yves COUSTEAU and Louis MALLE shows the underwater world to the public and the film wins the golden palm at the Filmfestival of Cannes |
1954 |
Harold ("Doc") EDGERTON puts cameras and flashes on the bathyscaphe FNRS III |
1956 |
Jean DE WOUTERS constructs the first waterproof camera, the "Spiro Etanche", which is commercialized later under the name "Calypsophot" |
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