Piccard family

The Piccard family are a Swiss family of adventurers, explorers and scientists. They collectively have broken several world records in exploration, particularly with balloons. The Star Trek character Jean-Luc Picard was named in honour of this family.[1][2]

Members include:

Auguste Piccard (1884–1962), physicist, balloonist, hydronaut
Bertrand Piccard (born 1958), psychiatrist, balloonist, and solar plane pilot
Don Piccard (born 1926), balloonist
Jacques Piccard (1922–2008), hydronaut
Jean Piccard (1884–1963), organic chemist, balloonist
Jeannette Piccard (1895–1981), balloonist, teacher, scientist, priest

References

University of California, Berkeley et al. [and informal sources on Jean Picard talk page] (2003). "Living With A Star: 3: Balloon/Rocket Mission: Scientific Ballooning". The Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
Flatow, Ira; Giron, Arthur; Piccard, Elizabeth (23 January 2004). "Talk of the Nation Science Friday" (mp3). NPR (Podcast). Proshansky Auditorium, Graduate Center, CUNY: National Public Radio. Event occurs at 25:30–25:59 and 27:24–27:41. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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[UCBerkeley-1] University of California, Berkeley et al. [and informal sources on Jean Picard talk page] (2003). "Living With A Star: 3: Balloon/Rocket Mission: Scientific Ballooning". The Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2018-09-14.

[NPR-2004-2] Flatow, Ira; Giron, Arthur; Piccard, Elizabeth (23 January 2004). "Talk of the Nation Science Friday" (mp3). NPR (Podcast). Proshansky Auditorium, Graduate Center, CUNY: National Public Radio. Event occurs at 25:30–25:59 and 27:24–27:41. Retrieved 2 February 2018.