Don Piccard
American balloonist inventor
Donald Louis Piccard (January 13, 1926 – September 13, 2020) was a Swiss-born American balloon pioneer, promoter, innovator, designer, builder, and pilot.2
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Born Jan 13, 1926, died Sep 14, 2020.1
About
Piccard was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to Jean Felix Piccard and Jeanette (Ridlon) Piccard. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1931. Don Piccard first flew in a balloon in 1933, when he was enlisted as "crew" by his mother. She was the first woman to fly to the edge of space and the first American woman to earn a balloon pilot's license. Don Piccard served as a balloon and airship rigger in the United States Navy during World War II and at Naval Air Station Lakehurst during the Korean War.
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Companies
- Piccard BalloonsFounder9
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Minnesota3
Career
Occupation: balloonist, engineer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Piccard Balloons4
Personal life
Auguste Piccard (physicist, balloonist, hydronaut)
Jacques Piccard (hydronaut)
Bertrand Piccard (psychiatrist, balloonist)
Jean Felix Piccard (organic chemist and balloonist; twin brother of Auguste)
Jeannette Piccard (wife of Jean Felix) (balloonist)
Don Piccard (balloonist; son of Jean and Jeannette, nephew of Auguste)
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Sources
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- 1WikidataDon Piccard on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDon Piccard on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataPiccard Balloons, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsDon Piccard photo by unknown, Public domain