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Jacques Piccard
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Swiss oceanographer (1922–2008)
OverviewAI-generated
Jacques Piccard (1922–2008) was a Swiss inventor, engineer, explorer, and oceanographer. Born in the Brussels metropolitan area, he was the son of Auguste Piccard and the father of Bertrand Piccard. He received his education at the University of Basel and the Graduate Institute of International Studies. Piccard spoke French and held municipal affiliation with Lutry.
His field of work was oceanography, with the bathyscaphe listed as his notable work. He authored several books, including *Seven miles down*, *Le soleil sous la mer*, and *Profondeur 11,000 metres*. For his contributions, he was awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal and the Hubbard Medal. He died in La Tour-de-Peilz.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Preck
- Seven miles down
- Le soleil sous la mer
- Profondeur 11,000 metres
- Seven miles down
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries
· 2021 · cited 79,282x
- Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
· 2018 · cited 53,837x
- Global cancer statistics
· 2011 · cited 23,192x
- Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012
· 2014 · cited 21,631x
- Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
· 2024 · cited 20,735x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-07-28 ) 28 July 1922, Brussels , Belgium
- Died
- 1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) (aged 86), Cully , Switzerland
- Children
- Bertrand Piccard (son)
- Father
- Auguste Piccard
- Relatives
- Jean Felix Piccard (uncle)
- Known for
- Bathyscaphe
- Awards
- Hubbard Medal (2012)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Piccard (28 July 1922 – 1 November 2008) was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, known for having developed submarines for studying ocean currents. In the Challenger Deep, he and Lieutenant Don Walsh of the United States Navy were the first people to explore the deepest known part of the world's ocean, and the deepest known location on the surface of Earth's crust, the Mariana Trench, located in the western North Pacific Ocean.
Family life
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