Jacques Cousteau Researcher: Rachel Sahlman Artist: Dick Strandberg Jacques-Yves was born in Saint-Andre-de-Dubzac, France, to Daniel and Elizabeth Cousteau on June 11, 1910. Cousteau always loved the water and in his early teens, he became interested in machines. At the age of 11, Cousteau built a model crane and at 13, he built a battery-operated car. Also in his early teens, Cousteau became ...

Jacques Cousteau remembered for his 'common touch' The world shared his underwater adventures June 25, 1997 Web posted at: 11:22 p.m. EDT (0322 GMT) PARIS (CNN) -- For millions of people who see the ocean only through the porthole of television, the voice of the sea had a soft French accent. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who opened up the mysterious world beneath the sea to millions of landlocked ...