Jean Piccard
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Dr. Jean Felix Piccard (Basel, Switzerland, January 28, 1884 – January 28, 1963, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was a Swiss-born American scientist and high-altitude balloonist.
Several other members of the Piccard family including Jean's twin brother Auguste and Auguste's grandson Bertrand are known for ballooning.
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[edit] Piccard Family
- Auguste Piccard (physicist, balloonist, hydronaut)
- Jacques Piccard (hydronaut)
- Bertrand Piccard (psychiatrist, balloonist)
- Jacques Piccard (hydronaut)
- Jean Felix Piccard (organic chemist and balloonist)
- Jeannette Piccard (wife of Jean Felix) (balloonist)
- Don Piccard (balloonist)
- Jeannette Piccard (wife of Jean Felix) (balloonist)
[edit] Trivia
- Gene Roddenberry most likely named Captain Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation for one or both of the twin brothers Auguste Piccard and Jean Felix Piccard, and derived Jean-Luc Picard from their names.[1][2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ University of California et al. [and informal sources on Jean Piccard talk page] (2003). Living With A Star: 3: Balloon/Rocket Mission: Scientific Ballooning. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Piccard, Elizabeth via National Public Radio (January 23, 2004). Talk of the Nation: Science on Stage. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
[edit] External links
- International Space Hall of Fame - Jean Felix Piccard
- Don Piccard - 50 Years of Ballooning Memories
- University of Minnesota Archives (2002). Jean Felix Piccard Papers. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
