Scuba Diving

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Scuba Diving “People have been diving ever since primitive man was forced to collect food from the sea,” says HawaiiScubaDiving.com (“History of Scuba Diving”, HawaiiScubaDiving.com Internet). Man has always been curious about the underwater world and has sought to explore it. This drove man to come up with new ways to extend his reach into the underwater world and to make the trip less difficult. Over time underwater exploration has been made easier due to man’s passion for exploring a fascinating new underwater world. Inventions such as regulators, self-contained breathing apparatuses, oxygen tanks, neoprene suits, and many more technologies have been used to make underwater exploration as easy and efficient as possible. Scuba diving has evolved into a wide range of advanced technology for the average person to explore a whole new underwater world. People have been diving since about 4500 BC. Greeks, Mesopotamians, Chinese, and many others dove for food, commerce, and warfare (Cooper). Searching the sea bed for food was the main reason that drove people to dive. Modern man knows this because ancient drawings depict people diving. Ancient artifacts have been discovered in Greece that show divers partaking in military endeavors and searching the ocean floor for sponges (“History of Scuba Diving”, ScubaSoul.com Internet). In 414 BC, the first record of diving being used in warfare was in the siege of Syracuse by Greeks. “The origins and history of scuba diving can be traced back centuries. Before the apparatus for the sport was invented, men and women had practiced holding their breath while being submerged underwater”, says Ed J. Price, a diver from scubasoul.com (“History of Scuba Diving”, ScubaSoul.com Internet). Primitive... ... middle of paper ... ... “Into the liquid world: from its origins in improvised homemade gear and underwater military espionage to its position today as a worldwide leisure and tourism industry, scuba diving has certainly come a long way. Tim Ecott explores the history of our mission to conquer the underwater world.” Geographical Aug. 2005:54+. Student Edition. 3 Nov. 2009 . “History of Scuba Diving.” HawaiiScubaDiving.com. 2 Nov. 2009 . “History of Scuba Diving.” ScubaSoul.com. 25 Dec. 2008. 2 Nov. 2009 . Vallintine, Reg. “Hooked, line and sinker.” Geographical Aug. 1999:72. Student Edition. 3 Nov. 2009 .

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