Jean Piccard

Chemist, Academic

1884 – 1963

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Who was Jean Piccard?

Jean Felix Piccard, also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon. Piccard's inventions and co-inventions are used in balloon flight, aircraft and spacecraft.

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Born
Jan 28, 1884
Basel
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Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Switzerland
Profession
Education
  • ETH Zurich
Lived in
  • Minneapolis
Died
Jan 28, 1963
Minneapolis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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