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2. Hugh Bradner - Wikipedia

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   Hugh Bradner (November 5, 1915 – May 5, 2008) was an American physicist at the University of California who is credited with inventing the neoprene wetsuit, which helped to revolutionize scuba diving and surfing.

3. Wetsuit - Wikipedia

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   A wetsuit is normally specified in terms of its thickness and style. For instance, a wetsuit with a torso thickness of 5 mm and a limb thickness of 3 mm will be described as a "5/3". With new technologies the neoprene is getting more flexible. Modern 4/3 wetsuits, for instance, may feel as flexible as a 3/2 of only a few years ago.

4. Jack O'Neill (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   An investigation concluded that UC Berkeley physicist Hugh Bradner was the inventor of the wetsuit. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In December 1996 he began a non-profit organization called O'Neill Sea Odyssey which provides students with hands-on lessons in marine biology and that teaches the relationship between the oceans and the environment. [ 12 ]

5. Timeline of diving technology - Wikipedia

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   UC Berkeley and subsequent UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography physicist Hugh Bradner, invented the modern wetsuit. [107] Cousteau-type aqualungs went on sale in the USA. [citation needed] Ted Eldred in Melbourne, Australia started making for public sale the Porpoise (make of scuba gear). This was the world's first commercially ...

6. Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new ...

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   The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74.

7. Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after 1-day stay - AOL

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   Former President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Clinton, 78, was admitted to the hospital in Washington on ...