Pic·card (p -kärd , -kär), Auguste 1884-1962. Swiss physicist and aeronaut known for his experiments at extreme altitudes and depths. He designed a balloon that in 1932 carried him to 16,946.7 meters (55,563 feet) and invented a bathyscaphe that in 1953 reached a depth of 3,151.3 meters (10,332 feet). |
Piccard (French) [pikar]
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1. (Biographies / Piccard, Auguste (1884-1962) M, Swiss, SCIENCE: physicist) Auguste (ogyst). 1884-1962, Swiss physicist, whose study of cosmic rays led to his pioneer balloon ascents in the stratosphere (1931-32)
2. (Biographies / Piccard, Jean Félix (1884-1963) M, USnational of birth: Swiss, SCIENCE: chemist, TECHNOLOGY: engineer) his twin brother, Jean Félix (ʒɑ̃ feliks). 1884-1963, US chemist and aeronautical engineer, born in Switzerland, noted for his balloon ascent into the stratosphere (1934)
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