Hannes Keller

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Hannes Keller

Hannes Keller (September 20, 1934 – December 1, 2022(2022-12-01) (aged 88)) was a Swiss physicist, mathematician, deep diving pioneer, and entrepreneur. In 1962, he reached a depth of 1,000 feet (300 m) in open ocean.[1][2][3] In the 1970s through the 1980s, Keller made himself a name as an entrepreneur in the

classical pianist who produced two CDs and occasionally performed for audiences of up to 2000 people.[4][5][6]

Deep diving

Keller donning diving dress at the United States Navy Experimental Diving Unit[7]

Keller was born in

UCLA student and supporting diver, lost their lives.[11]

In the following years,

decompression chambers
constructed by Keller.

Career after diving

In the 1970s, Keller sold his own line of computers and in the 1980s became a leading vendor of

IBM PCs in Switzerland.[4] He developed a series of software products (Witchpen, Ways for Windows, and Wizardmaker) which provided automatic spell checking, literal machine translation, and macro
recording.

Keller used to run Visipix[12] the largest fine art and photo museum online with 1.3 million exhibits, all with free copyrights for any use.[4]

After 2005, Keller was a full-time artist.[4]

In 2009, Keller joined the advisory board for the United States Historical Diving Society.[13]

Keller died on 1 December 2022 in Niederglatt, Switzerland, at the age of 88.[14]

References

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    OCLC 16986801. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2008-09-12.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  2. ^ Eaton, Bernard (2002) The Atlantis affair[permanent dead link], Diver magazine, December 2002
  3. ^ Tillman, Thomas (1999) The Keller Dive Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c d e f hanneskeller.com. "Hannes Keller Biography". hanneskeller.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  5. ^ hanneskeller.com. "Hannes Keller In Concert". hanneskeller.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  6. ^ Community Arts Music Association (1993). "December 5, 1993; American Youth Symphony; Zubin Mehta, Conductor; Theo Lieven & Hannes Keller, Pianos at the Arlington Theatre". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  7. ^ a b Swann, C (2007). "Hannes Keller and His Secret Mixtures" (PDF). The History of Oil Field Diving. Chapter 8. Oceanaut Press: 105–113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  8. ^ "Deepest dive ever made, Hannes Keller Ken MacLeish in Lake Maggiore to 728 feet". Life magazine. 1961-08-04. p. 66.
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  10. ^ Keller, H (2004). "Towards the Limits of the Continental Shelf". Historical Diver Magazine. 12 (3). The Historical Diving Society USA, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  11. ^ Eaton, B (2003). "The Atlantis affair". South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal Reprinted from Diver, December 2002: 85–87. 33 (4). Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved 2009-08-07.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Visipix". www.visipix.com.
  13. ^ "HDSUSA Welcomes Hannes Keller to the advisory board". The Journal of Diving History. 17 (58). Historical Diving Society USA, Inc.: 4 2009.
  14. ^ Phil Davison: Hannes Keller, deep diver who pioneered breathing gas mix, dies at 88. In: Washington Post, 25 December 2022.

Further reading

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