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 - Siblings
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Education
- ETH Zurich
- Lived in
- Minneapolis
- Died
- Jan 28, 1963
Minneapolis
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on July 23, 2013
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