Electrolung: The First Mixed GasRebreather Was Available to Sport Divers in 1968

While today mixed gas rebreathers are a standard tool for tech divers, it’s easy to forget that this enabling, underwater life support technology has been more than 50 years in the making. In fact, the first commercially available unit was available to sport divers in the late sixties! In this article, the inventor and marine biologist Walter Starck dives into the details of the Electrolung’s innovative design.