[DOC] [TLE] Aqua-lung - Wikipedia [PAR] Aqua-Lung was the original English name of the first open-circuit, self-contained 
underwater ... The Aqua-Lung was invented in Paris during the winter of 1942
1943 by two .... The term was in use before the trademark was registered by 
Rene Bussoz, who owned a sporting goods store called Rene Sports in Los 
Angeles. [DOC] [TLE] spums j 29/3 - Rubicon Research Repository - Rubicon Foundation [PAR] In 1864 two Frenchmen, Rouquayrol and. Denayrouze ... were sold to 
recreational swimmers and to the US military. The scuba era ... three Aqualungs 
from Cousteau at the 1948 National. Sporting Goods ... training. Cousteau, Rene 
Bussoz, Johnny Weismuller and two others made the first Aqualung dives in the 
US off Point. [DOC] [TLE] A Short History of NAUI - Northwest Diving History Association [PAR] In 1948, Rene Bussoz of Rene's Sporting Goods of Westwood, California, ... once 
these "bubble machines" were sold, everyone thought the market had been 
saturated. ... The Aqua-Lung created a swell of new divers and Rene's Sporting 
Goods ... Tillman became the first President and Hess became Executive 
Secretary. [DOC] [TLE] Dayo Scuba - Scuba Diving History [PAR] 1892 - Frenchman Louis Boutan develops a variant of the closed-circuit system. 
... 1893 - The first underwater camera is invented by Louis Boutan. .... 1948-1949 
- Rene Bussoz imports the Cousteau/Gagnan AquaLung ... an executive team 
from Le Spirotechnique, transforms Rene's Sporting Goods into U. S. Divers 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Underwater History & Time Line - General Diving - SingleDivers.com ... [PAR] Oct 14, 2006 ... 1300 - Persian divers were using underwater eye-goggles, made from .... The 
Mark V Diving Helmet became the standard U.S. Navy Diving equipment. .... 
1948 - A British Navy diver sets and open-sea record of 540 feet ... the U.S. Rene 
Bussoz, a relative of Cousteau, sold these first Aqua-Lungs and word... [DOC] [TLE] Ren Bussoz: Founder of US Divers (Page 2) [PAR] At first, Ren wanted to cancel the order and return all of the regulators but his ... 
boat and made their first successful dive with the Aqua Lungs on the West Coast. 
... Glenn had already built a regulator himself in 1948 and had released it on the
... [DOC] [TLE] Download (29MB) - Aquatic Commons [PAR] Thesf brand> also avatlablf whrre Aq Lung products are sold. ... also the first 
modern double hose regulator to .... Emile Gagnan and the Aqua-Lung, 1948- 
1958, by Phil Nuytten . ... U.S. Divers Aqua-Lung with patent drawings from ..... 
The anecdotal material regarding Rene Bussoz has been left in the fully-fleshed 
form... [DOC] [TLE] Aqua-lung - Revolvy [PAR] The Aqua-Lung was invented in Paris during the winter of 19421943 by two ... 
The first Cousteau-Gagnan Aqua-Lungs (like the CG45 of 1945 or the Mistral of 
1955) ... Bussoz changed the name of his company to US Divers and registered 
the ... American, but it was owned by a Frenchman and sold to a French company
. [DOC] [TLE] Download (38MB) - Aquatic Commons [PAR] The Association of Diving Contractors International, USA .... the first Cousteau-
Gagnan Aqua Lung unit, during the .... The invention and marketing of this 
regulator is arguably one of the most important technical ... but much had 
transpired before Rene Bussoz attached his first manufacturer's ..... and a 
Frenchman, R. [DOC] [TLE] Vintage scuba tank for sale [Archive] - Spearboard.com - The World ... [PAR] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-US-Divers-SCUBA-tank-original-back- ... Even if 
you made sure the lever was up before you went in the water, it might get ... and 
over there I mentioned that I have a couple of Aqualung 2-hose, .... The right-up 
says Rene's Sporting Goods was the first scuba shop in the US. [DOC] [TLE] Arizona Scuba - How Did We Get Here? [PAR] It also gives us insight into how diver education has improved its methods

Question: In 1948, Rene Bussoz sold the USA's first Aqua Lung, invented by this Frenchman
Answer: Cousteau