Auguste Piccard
Swiss physicist, inventor, and explorer
Biography
Auguste Antoine Piccard (28 January 1884 – 24 March 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer known for his record-breaking hydrogen balloon flights, with which he studied the Earth's upper atmosphere and became the first person to enter the stratosphere. Piccard was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, FNRS-2, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the ocean's depths.
Piccard's twin brother Jean Felix Piccard is also a notable figure in the annals of science and exploration, as are a number of their relatives, including Jacques Piccard, Bertrand Piccard, Jeannette Piccard and Don Piccard.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Free University of Brussels
Family
- Children
- Jacques Piccard
- Parents
- Jules Piccard
- Siblings
- Jean Piccard
Awards & honours (3)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille
- honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
Quick answers about Auguste Piccard
- How old was Auguste Piccard?
- Auguste Piccard died on March 24, 1962 at the age of 78.
- When is Auguste Piccard's birthday?
- Auguste Piccard was born on January 28, 1884.
- Where was Auguste Piccard born?
- Auguste Piccard was born in Basel.
- What is Auguste Piccard's zodiac sign?
- Auguste Piccard's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
- What is Auguste Piccard's nationality?
- Auguste Piccard is a citizen of Switzerland.
- What does Auguste Piccard do?
- Auguste Piccard is known as physicist, explorer, balloonist, Privatdozent.
- How many children did Auguste Piccard have?
- Wikidata lists 1 child of Auguste Piccard.
