Auguste Piccard

Auguste Antoine Piccard 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.

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Who was born first?

• Auguste Piccard and Lars Christensen were born the same year
• Auguste Piccard and Robert J. Flaherty were born the same year
• Auguste Piccard and Roy Chapman Andrews were born the same year
• Auguste Piccard and Joseph Rock were born the same year
• Auguste Piccard was born 1 year after Alexander Fersman

Timeline

1. Alexander FersmanOctober 27, 1883 – May 20, 1945
2. Auguste Piccard (this page)January 28, 1884 – March 24, 1962
3. Joseph RockJanuary 13, 1884 – December 5, 1962
4. Lars ChristensenApril 6, 1884 – December 10, 1965
5. Robert J. FlahertyFebruary 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951
6. Roy Chapman AndrewsJanuary 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960

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