The Piccard family are a Swiss family of adventurers, explorers and scientists. They collectively have broken several world records in exploration, particularly with balloons. The Star Trek character Jean-Luc Picard was named in honour of this family.
Members include:
- Jules Piccard, a chemist and professor of chemistry
- Auguste Piccard, a physicist, aeronaut, balloonist, hydronaut
- Jacques Piccard, a hydronaut
- Bertrand Piccard, an aeronaut, psychiatrist and balloonist
- Jacques Piccard, a hydronaut
- Jean Felix Piccard, an organic chemist, aeronaut, and balloonist
- Jeannette Piccard, wife of Jean Felix, an aeronaut and balloonist
- Don Piccard, a balloonist
- Auguste Piccard, a physicist, aeronaut, balloonist, hydronaut
References
- University of California, Berkeley et al. (2003). "Living With A Star: 3: Balloon/Rocket Mission: Scientific Ballooning". The Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- Flatow, Ira; Giron, Arthur; Piccard, Elizabeth (23 January 2004). "Talk of the Nation Science Friday" (mp3). NPR (Podcast). Proshansky Auditorium, Graduate Center, CUNY: National Public Radio. Event occurs at 25:30–25:59 and 27:24–27:41. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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