Auguste Piccard was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer who lived from 1884 to 1962. He became known for record-breaking hydrogen balloon flights, with which he studied the upper atmosphere of the Earth and became the first person to enter the stratosphere. He also invented the first bathyscaphe, the deep-diving vessel FNRS-2, in which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the depths of the ocean. His twin brother Jean Felix Piccard is also a notable figure in the annals of science and exploration, as are a number of their relatives.
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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.
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Auguste Piccard, inventor of the first bathyscaphe, coined the name bathyscaphe
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