Scuba Diving “People have been diving since primitive man was forced to gather food from the sea,” explains HawaiiScubaDiving.com (“History of Scuba Diving marine”, HawaiiScubaDiving.com Internet). Man has always been curious about the underwater world and sought to explore it. This pushed man to invent new ways to extend his reach into the underwater world and make travel less difficult. Over time, underwater exploration has become easier thanks to man's passion for exploring a fascinating new underwater world. Inventions such as regulators, self-contained breathing apparatus, oxygen tanks, neoprene suits and many other technologies have been used to make underwater exploration as simple and efficient as possible. Scuba diving has evolved into a wide range of advanced technologies allowing the average person to explore a whole new underwater world. People have been diving since around 4,500 BC. The Greeks, Mesopotamians, Chinese and many others dove for food, trade and war (Cooper). The search for food on the seabed was the main reason why people went diving. Modern man knows this because ancient drawings depict people diving. Ancient artifacts have been discovered in Greece that show divers participating in military efforts and searching the ocean floor for sponges ("History of Scuba Diving", ScubaSoul.com Internet). In 414 BC, the first record of diving being used for military purposes was during the siege of Syracuse by the Greeks. “The origins and history of scuba diving go back centuries. Before the invention of devices for the sport, men and women trained themselves to hold their breath while submerged underwater,” says scubasoul.com diver Ed J. Price (“History of Scuba Diving", ScubaSoul.com Internet).Primitive...... middle of paper...... "Into the Liquid World: From Its Origins in Improvised Homemade Equipment and Underwater Military Espionage to To its position today as a global leisure and tourism industry, scuba diving has certainly come a long way. . Tim Ecott explores the story of our mission to conquer the underwater world. Geographic August 2005: 54+. Student edition. November 3, 2009. “History of scuba diving. » HawaiiScubaDiving.com. November 2, 2009. “History of scuba diving. » ScubaSoul.com. December 25, 2008. November 2, 2009. Vallintine, Reg. “Hooked, line and sinker. » Geographical August 1999: 72. Student edition. November 3. 2009.