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Dry-land innovations led to scuba, submarine inventions

By Kathy DowsettDecember 30, 2017Updated:February 21, 2020No Comments1 Min Read

A cannonball that John Deane recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose. Photo Credit -Wikipedia

A diving helmet has played a role on dry land, as well as in the water. Its inventors, brothers John and Charles Deane, patented what they called a “Smoke Helmet” in 1823. It enabled fire fighters to work in smoke-filled areas.

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Kathy Dowsett

Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada

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