Max Gene Nohl

              MAX GENE NOHL 
INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS DEEP SEADIVER


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Holder of World's Deep Water Diving Record



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INVENTOR OF THE SELF CONTAINED HELIUM DIVING SUIT ENABLING HIM TO DIVE TO HITHER TO FORBIDDEN OCEAN DEPTHS




The Most Daring and Thrilling Under-Sea Explorations Ever Attempted




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OUTSTANDING UNDER-WATER MOTION PICTURES IN NATURAL COLOR




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DESCENDING IN A STANDARD DIVING SUIT


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Max Gene
 NOHL 
REVOLUTIONIZES DEEP SEA DIVING



Since his graduation from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Max Gene Nohl, now 28 years old, has had a wide and extremely colorful background of professional diving, marine salvage work, undersea exploration and photographic work.




As the inventor of the Self Contained Helium Diving Suit, the only major development in this field since the introduction of the first diving apparatus in 1837, he gained international attention.  With Dr. Edgar End at the Marquette University School of Medicine, a history making animal and 
human guinea pig
 experiments proved to the medical profession that the gas, helium, could be substituted for air to largely prevent the dreaded diver's malady, the 
bends
 and to retain consciousness in deep water.




The equipment that he has invented and developed promises to revolutionize diving and open the door to nature's last stronghold, the ocean floor, which covers three-quarters of the earth's surface.  Toward this conquest Max Gene Nohl has dedicated his life.

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NOHL'S DIVING SHELL
The WORLD'S SMALLEST SUBMARINE

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NOHL AND HIS INVENTION—TheDIVING LUNG

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HUMAN GUINEA PIGS
 BREATHING HELIUM UNDER PRESSURE


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THE REMAINS OF A SPANISH GALLEON


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NOHL'S NEW SELF CONTAINED HELIUM DIVING SUIT


420 FEET DOWN IN THE SEA! 
SHATTERS WORLD'S RECORD
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On December 1, 1937, Max Gene Nohl, wearing this new diving suit, breathing helium, descended to a depth of 420 feet, establishing a new world's record, shattering the record made 22 years before by Frank Crilley, U. S. Navy diver.  At 420 feet Nohl's body was under a pressure of 190 pounds per square inch, supporting a total weight of over 600,000 pounds of water, more pressure than has ever been withstood by a human being.




Nohl has invented and built such pieces of undersea equipment as:  the diving lung, a 14 pound midget diving apparatus for rescue work, submarine escape, and specialized diving operations; a powered diving shell, 
the world's smallest submarine
, maneuverable in three dimensional water; the self-contained open helmet; under-seas motion picture cameras; etc.




Mr. Nohl discovered and explored the remnants of an ancient civilization, the sunken Aztalan pyramids in Rock Lake.




Nohl is not only America's foremost diver, but also a noted photographer, writer, lecturer, and authority on sunken ships.



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GUINEA PIG EXPERIMENTS WITH HELIUM

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350Lbs. of Curious Fish

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Under-Water ADVENTURE BY A MAN WHO KNOWSHOW TO TELL IT!
The MAX GENE NOHL LECTURES
(Completely Illustrated with Motion Pictures)

Adventures Underseas




The beauty and mystery of the world underwater.  As a world's authority on the subject, Nohl discusses the romance, problems and challenges of the sea floor.  Diving on the sunken rum runner, 
John Dwight
.  The dangers and problems of underwater pressure.  The story of the development of helium and the Self-Contained Diving Suit.




Exploring Tropical Sea Floors




The story of a 1938 tropical diving expedition.  A thrilling sensation brought to the audience by means of underwater motion pictures in natural color set to a musical background.  The adventure, romance and mystery of the ocean floor.  Diving among sea monsters, exploring old wrecks, visiting an undersea fairyland.




Projection




Mr. Nohl provides his own complete projection equipment, public address and sound apparatus, with the exception of a screen and an operator.



Some Recent Typical Comments



City Club of Milwaukee, Leo Tiefenthaler, Secretary




A hit with our audience.  Many said it was the best lecture of the season and some said it was the best lecture ever heard at the City Club.




Kiwanis Club, Eau Claire, Wis., Gerald P. Leicht
 (Ladies' Night)




The large audience immediately took a genuine liking to Mr. Nohl, for he proved himself a scientist, an adventurer, and a real public speaker.  Remarkable pictures.




Editorial—DeKalb. Ill., Daily Chronicle


While we listened to the thrilling story of Max Nohl last night our thoughts raced back to the days we used to pore over the books of Jules Verne … All in all he had a yarn that made fiction writers of that past generation pale in contrast … The community owes a distinct debt of gratitude to the Business and Professional Woman's Club for getting such an entrancing speaker here.




Lane Technical H. S., Chicago, C. E. Lange, Prin.




Very fine program.  The students are still talking about it.




(2500 students paid admission to hear this talk and see Nohl's pictures.)




Wisconsin State Dental Society, G. W. Wilson, Chairman, Milwaukee




The audience was interested and delightfully entertained.  The organization was gratified and very well pleased.




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SHOOTING UNDER-WATER MOTION PICTURES IN NATURAL COLORS