Auguste Piccard

Auguste Piccard in 1932 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Zwischen Erde und Himmel Tatsachen, Zukunftsträume by Piccard, Auguste 1884-1962

    Published 1948
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    Die Magnetisierungskoeffizienten des Wassers und des Sauerstoffs by Piccard, Auguste 1884-1962

    Published 1913
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    Die magnetischen Eigenschaften der Nickel-Kupfer-Legierungen /

    Published 1916
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