Auguste Piccard and Paul Kipfer Are the First to Enter the Stratosphere
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On May 27, 1931, Auguste Piccard (1884-1963) and Paul Kipfer became the first men to safely ascend into the stratospher...
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Auguste Antoine Piccard
1884-1962
Swiss Physicist, Inventor, and Explorer
Auguste Antoine Piccard was a Swiss physicist, inventor, and explorer who is famous for being the first, with a partner, to re...
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Sir Paul Kipfer
Swiss scientist and stratospheric explorer who with Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was the first to fly in the stratosphere, using the pressurized balloon gondola invented by Piccard (193...
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Auguste Piccard
Born January 28, 1884, Basel, Switzerland Died March 24, 1962, Lausanne, Switzerland
Jacques Piccard
Born July 28, 1922, Brussels, Belgium
Auguste Piccard was born into a prominent...
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The Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) is famed for his explorations of the stratosphere and the ocean depths.Born into an academic family in Basel on Jan. 28, 1884, Auguste Piccard was educa...
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Auguste Piccard was a scientist and inventor whose exploring instincts took him to record heights and depths. He and his twin brother, Jean Felix, initially achieved prominence together, but Auguste's...
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Auguste Piccard and Paul Kipfer Are the First to Enter the Stratosphere
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