Jean Piccard | |
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 Jean Piccard visiting Brigham Young University in 1938 | |
| Born | January 28, 1884 Basel, Switzerland |
| Died | January 28, 1963 (aged 79) Minneapolis, United States |
| Nationality | Swiss and from 1931 American |
| Occupation(s) | chemist, engineer, professor and balloonist |
| Spouse | Jeannette Ridlon |
| Children | Don Piccard (son) |
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| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Inorganic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Munich, University of Lausanne, University of Chicago, University of Minnesota |
| Thesis | Ueber Konstitution und Farbe der Chinonimine (1909) |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Willstätter |
Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), 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.