Bertrand Piccard
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- Piccard, Bertrand
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1958-03-01
- Place of birth
- Lausanne
Wikipedia
Bertrand Piccard FRSGS (born 1 March 1958) is a Swiss explorer, psychiatrist and environmentalist. Along with Brian Jones, he was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe, in a balloon named Breitling Orbiter 3. He was the initiator, chairman, and pilot, with André Borschberg, of Solar Impulse, the first successful round-the-world solar-powered flight. In 2012 Piccard was awarded a Champions of the Earth award by the UN Environment Programme. He is the founder and chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mit dem Wind um die Welt: Die erste Erdumkreisung im Ballon | Paperback | 3-492-23329-5 | 2001-06 |
Relationships
- Bertrand Piccard provided photography for Mit dem Wind um die Welt: Die erste Erdumkreisung im Ballon
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- 2024-08-02