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| Originally Posted by NotDeadYet
He didn't pioneer the expression "oxygen window" either. I don't know who did but it certainly wasn't him. In fact, he didn't pioneer a hell of a lot. Everything he knew about cave diving came from Parker Turner, kit developments came from Bill Gavin & Bill Main and general diving from Billy Deans. JJ did far more behind the scenes to establish what is DIR but had the good sense to act normal.
I heartily recommend everyone with an interest in tech diving to read "Mixed Gas Diving" by Mount, Gilliam et al and "Deep Diving" by Brett Gilliam. Both are extremely good at establishing the time line on the development of what is tech diving.
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I've used the old quote "Standing on the shoulders of giants" in the past
But as for his sucsess in promoting DIR........ Well love him or hate him, he got that one nailed