![AUGUSTE PICCARD (1884-1962) Swiss physicist and inventor. Illustration of his 1931 record breaking ascent from Augsburg, Germany, from an Italian magazine. In fact he flew accompanied by Paul Kipfer Stock Photo - Alamy AUGUSTE PICCARD (1884-1962) Swiss physicist and inventor. Illustration of his 1931 record breaking ascent from Augsburg, Germany, from an Italian magazine. In fact he flew accompanied by Paul Kipfer Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AMHTWK/auguste-piccard-1884-1962-swiss-physicist-and-inventor-illustration-of-his-1931-record-breaking-ascent-from-augsburg-germany-from-an-italian-magazine-in-fact-he-flew-accompanied-by-paul-kipfer-2AMHTWK.jpg)
AUGUSTE PICCARD (1884-1962) Swiss physicist and inventor. Illustration of his 1931 record breaking ascent from Augsburg, Germany, from an Italian magazine. In fact he flew accompanied by Paul Kipfer Stock Photo - Alamy
![André Picard on Twitter: "@EAEisenhauer I was just coming into my own in 1927 but I eventually got bored with quantum mechanics.... 😬 The guy in the photo is Swiss physicist and André Picard on Twitter: "@EAEisenhauer I was just coming into my own in 1927 but I eventually got bored with quantum mechanics.... 😬 The guy in the photo is Swiss physicist and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgiRDu3X0AEnf7V.png)
André Picard on Twitter: "@EAEisenhauer I was just coming into my own in 1927 but I eventually got bored with quantum mechanics.... 😬 The guy in the photo is Swiss physicist and
![The Bertrand Piccard who just flew Solar Impulse 2 around the world is the great nephew of the man who inspired Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard | Radio Times The Bertrand Piccard who just flew Solar Impulse 2 around the world is the great nephew of the man who inspired Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard | Radio Times](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2016/07/113370.jpg?quality=90&resize=750,500)