Dive Equipment inventor dies at 93

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selkie
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Dive Equipment inventor dies at 93

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This guy coined the acronym SCUBA.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 02873.html
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Maybe the father of early rebreathers?

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a ... ike/71567/
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Great piece of history, Thanks for sharing! Can you imagine the dive reports from this guy? :notworthy:
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Gooch wrote:Maybe the father of early rebreathers?

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a ... ike/71567/

He is the "L" in LAR V (5)

Lambertson Air Rebreather. The original o2 version was used at least until 1999; possibly longer-I can find out if you really need to know.
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