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SCHWEIZ AUGUSTE PICCARD

Undated portrait of Swiss born physicist, Auguste Piccard. Born in Basel January 28, 1884, Auguste Piccard became world famous after his flights to the stratosphere in a specially constructed balloon in 1931 and 1932. Auguste Piccard was the grandfather of Swiss Balloonist Bertrand Piccard who is about to realize a non-stop round-the-world trip onboard the Breitling Orbiter 3 balloon. (KEYSTONE/AFP files/Str)

BELGIEN BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard inspiziert im Labor der Universitaet in Bruessel, Belgien, die Druckkapsel des Ballons, mit dem die belgischen Physiker Max Cosyns und Debruyne in die Stratosphaere fliegen wollen, undatierte Aufnahme. Piccard und Cosyns flogen zusammen am 18. August 1932 in die Stratosphaere und stellten dabei einen Hoehenrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard inspects the balloon gondola in the laboratory at the university in Brussels, Belgium, undated picture. Belgian physicists Max Cosyns and Debruyne want to fly to the stratosphere by balloon. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and Cosyns made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

Auguste Piccard will sich kurz vor seinem zweiten Stratosphaerenflug nicht von den Medien fotografieren lassen, aufgenommen im August 1932 in Duebendorf, Schweiz. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Auguste Piccard tries to avoid getting photographed by the media before his second balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured in Duebendorf, Switzerland, in August 1932. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard, rechts, und der Ingenieur Paul Kipfer, links, posieren mit Frau Piccard und ihren Kindern anlaesslich des geglueckten ersten Stratosphaerenflugs fuer die Fotografen, aufgenommen im Jahr 1931. Die beiden Wissenschaftler tragen die von ihnen eigens entwickelten Ballon Sturzhelme, zwei mit Kissen ausstaffierten Koerben. Piccard und Kipfer stellten einen neuen Hoehenweltrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, right, and his wife pose with their children and Belgian engineer Paul Kipfer, left, on the occasion of Piccard's and Kipfer's successful balloon flight to the stratosphere on May 27, 1931, pictured in 1931. The two scientists wear balloon crash helmets, baskets stuffed with pillows, designed by them. Piccard and Kipfer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on the first flight to the stratosphere. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFLUG AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard in der Gondel seines Ballons. Zusammen mit dem Belgier Max Cosyns startete er am 18. August 1932 in Duebendorf, Zuerich, seinen zweiten Stratosphaerenflug, und landete einen Tag spaeter nahe Volta am Gardasee. Sie erreichten eine Rekordhoehe in der Stratosphaere von ueber 16000 Metern. Fuer ihren Flug benutzten sie eine kugelfoermige Druckkabine, die an einen riesigen Ballon gehaengt war. Ausser zahlreichen aus dieser Hoehe vorher nicht fotografierten Bildern brachten die Wissenschaftler den Beweis mit, dass es Menschen mit Hilfe von Druckkabinen moeglich ist, sich in extremen Hoehen aufzuhalten. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard in the gondola of his balloon in Duebendorf, Switzerland, pictured in 1932. Piccard started with a Belgian physicist for his second flight to the stratosphere on August 18, 1932. They landed near Volta at the Lake Garda, Italy, a day later. Piccard and Cosyns reached a record altitude of 16'200 m. A globular-shaped pressure cabin hung at a huge balloon. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str)

AUGUSTE PICCARD WITH TELESCOPE

MILESTONES KATALOG Der Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard, der weltberuehmte Erforscher der Stratosphaere, betrachtete vor seiner Ankunft in New York die am Landungsquai Stehenden, in der Hoffnung, seine Verwandten zu entdecken. Er traf in Midland die Vorbereitung zu einem neuen Flug in die Stratosphaere, aufgenommen am 30. Juni 1933. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard searches his relatives with a telescope before landing at the shipping pier in New York, USA, pictured on June 30, 1933. He prepared anew a flight to the stratosphere in Midland. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1952

MILESTONES CATALOGUE - Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard explains with his wife at a press conference how a balloon can reach an altitude of 35'000 m, pictured on July 3, 1952. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/Str) MILESTONES KATALOG - Professor Piccard und seine Frau erklaeren an einer Pressekonferenz wie man mit dem Ballon eine Hoehe von 35'000 Meter erreicht, aufgenommen am 3. Juli 1952. (KEYSTONE/Str)

SCHWEIZ AUGUSTE PICCARD

Portraet des Schweizer Physikers und Forschers Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), undatierte Aufnahme. Bekannt wurde Piccard durch die Erforschung der Stratospaehre. Mit einem Ballon stieg er in die Stratospaehre auf knapp 17 000 m auf, was ein Weltrekord war, und sammelte wertvolle Daten. Spaeter wandte er sich der Tiefseeforschung zu und tauchte mit einem Bathyscaphen mehrere Male in einige Kilometer Meerestiefe. (KEYSTONE/Horst Tappe) === SWITZERLAND ONLY ===

RAUMFAHRT FORSCHUNG AUGUSTE PICCARD

Portraet des Schweizer Physikers und Forschers Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), um 1931. Bekannt wurde Piccard durch die Erforschung der Stratospaehre. Mit einem Ballon stieg er in die Stratospaehre auf knapp 17000 Metern auf, was ein Weltrekord war, und sammelte wertvolle Daten. Spaeter wandte er sich der Tiefseeforschung zu und tauchte mit einem Bathyscaphen mehrere Male in einige Kilometer Meerestiefe. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) A portrait of Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, pictured in 1931. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

BELGIEN AUGUSTE PICCARD

Auguste Piccard mit einer Skizze seiner Erfindung, dem U-Boot "Mesoscaphe", aufgenommen am 26. Maerz 1954 in Bruessel, Belgien. (KEYSTONE/LEN SIRMAN-ARCHIV/Str) Auguste Piccard with a draft of his invention of the submarine "Mesoscaphe", pictured in Brussels, Belgium, on March 26, 1954. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/LEN SIRMAN-ARCHIV/Str)

ITALIEN TIEFSEETAUCHEN PICCARD WALSH 1953

Der Schweizer Tiefsee- und Stratosphaerenforscher Auguste Piccard, Mitte mit Hut, und sein Sohn Jacques Piccard, rechts, am 13. August 1953 in der Bucht von Neapel, wo sie mit ihrem neuen Tiefseetauchgeraet "Bathyscape", das den Namen "Trieste" traegt, den ersten Tauchversuch unternehmen. Jacques Piccard erreichte 1960 zusammen mit dem Amerikaner Don Walsh mit dem von seinem Vater entwickelten Bathyscaph-Tiefseetauchgeraet "Trieste" den bis heute gueltigen Tiefenweltrekord von 10911 Metern. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss deep sea and stratosphere explorer Auguste Piccard, center with hat, and his son Jacques Piccard, right, test their deep sea submarine Bathyscape Trieste in the bay of Naples, Italy, pictured on August 13, 1953. Jacques Piccard and his team reached a record depth of 10'911 m in the Mariana Trench on January 23, 1960. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str)

SCHWEIZ TIEFSEETAUCHEN BATHYSCAPH

MILESTONES CATALOGUE - The deep sea Bathyscaphe Trieste is launched, pictured on January 23, 1960. The submarine was designed and constructed by Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard and his son Jacques, a deep sea explorer. The crew occupied a small pressure sphere for two men, attached to the underside of the floats and accessed from the deck of the vessel by a vertical tunnel which penetrated the float and ran down to the sphere hatch. Jacques Piccard and his team reached a record depth of 10'911 m in the Mariana Trench on January 23, 1960. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str) MILESTONES KATALOG - Das Tiefenseeboot Trieste von Piccard wird zu Wasser gelassen. Der Schweizer Physiker Auguste Piccard baut mit seinem Sohn Jacques Piccard, Tiefenseeforscher, das Tiefenseeboot "Trieste". Als ihnen das Geld ausgeht wird das Boot von der US Navy aufgekauft und Jacques als wissenschaftlicher Berater eingestellt. Am 23. Januar 1960 taucht die "Trieste" mit Jacques Piccard und dem Amerikaner Don Walsh im Marianengraben 10911 m tief. Dieser Tiefenrekord ist bis heute ungebrochen. Der Bathyscaphe Trieste besteht aus einer Kapsel, die fuer zwei Maenner Platz bietet und einem Schwimmkoerper, der wie eine Zeppelinhuelle geformt und mit Flugbenzin gefuellt ist. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE & JACQUES PICCARD

MILESTONES KATALOG Der Schweizer Physiker Auguste Piccard, links, und sein Sohn Jacques Piccard, rechts, betrachten auf einer Landkarte die Geografie des Mittelmeeres, undatierte Aufnahme. (KEYSTONE/LEN SIRMAN-ARCHIV/Yves Debraine) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, left, and his son Jacques, right, look at a map of Mediterranean Sea, undated picture. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son Jacques built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. Jacques Piccard and his team reached a record depth of 10'911 m in the Mariana Trench on January 23, 1960. (KEYSTONE/LEN SIRMAN-ARCHIV/Yves Debraine)

SCHWEIZ AUGUSTE PICCARD

Der Schweizer Physiker und Forscher Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) studiert mit Henricot de Court einen Bauplan des Bathyscaphen (Tiefseetauchboot), der ihn in die Tiefe des Meeres bringen soll, undatierte Aufnahme. Bekannt wurde Piccard durch die Erforschung der Stratospaehre. Mit einem Ballon stieg er in die Stratospaehre auf knapp 17 000 m auf, was ein Weltrekord war, und sammelte wertvolle Daten. Spaeter wandte er sich der Tiefseeforschung zu und tauchte mit einem Bathyscaphen mehrere Male in einige Kilometer Meerestiefe. (KEYSTONE/Horst Tappe) === , , , SWITZERLAND ONLY, ===

AUGUSTE PICCARD ANLÄSSLICH SEINES 49. GEBURTSTAGS

Auguste Piccard, der durch seine Ballonfahrt in die Stratosphäre berühmt geworden ist, wurde zu seinem 49. Geburtstag, ein Kuchen mit einer Nachbildung des Stratosphärenballons geschenkt. Photographie. 10.2.1933. <e>Auguste Piccard, who became famous becaus of his journeys to the stratosphere with a balloon, became as a present for his 49th birthday a cake in the shape of his stratosphere-balloon. Photography. February, 10th. 1933. </e> (KEYSTONE/brandstaetter images/Anonym)

OESTERREICH RAUMFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Auguste Piccard - Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), schweizer Stratosphaeren- und Tiefseeforscher. Er steht vor einem Druckbehaelter, in der er an einem Ballon im Mai 1931 eine Hoehe von 16.000 m erreichte.n, 01.01.1931-31.12.1931 (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/Scherl)

OESTERREICH RAUMFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Workman in Gurgyl, the Tyrolean Alps, April 19, 1932, as they started the difficult transportation of the gondola of the balloon in which Prof. Auguste Piccard, Belgian Physicist, ascended more than 50,000 feet into the stratosphere in 1931.(AP Photo)

ITALIEN BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard, links, und der belgische Ingenieur Paul Kipfer, rechts, posieren am 31. Mai 1931 nach der Rueckkehr von ihrem ersten Ballonflug in die Stratosphaere, mit dem Schweizer Flugpionier Walter Mittelholzer, Mitte, beim Gurgl-Gletscher im Tirol, wo der Ballon gelandet ist. Bei ihrem Flug in die Stratosphaere stellten Piccard und Kipfer einen Hoehenrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, left, and Belgian engineer Paul Kipfer, right, pose with Swiss flying pioneer Walter Mittelholzer, center, after the landing from the balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured on the Gurgl glacier in the Tirol, Italy, on May 31, 1931. Piccard and Kipfer reached on their record flight an altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard, rechts, und der belgische Ingenieur Paul Kipfer, links, sitzen vor ihrem ersten Abflug in die Stratospaehre in der Druckkapsel ihres Ballons, aufgenommen um 1931. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, right, and Belgian engineer Paul Kipfer, left, sit in the pressure capsule of their balloon before the first flight to the stratosphere, pictured in 1931. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and Kipfer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

HANS STAUB - AUGUSTE PICCARD STRATOSPHAERENFLUG

Hans Staub - Gas bottles for the flight to the stratosphere, Switzerland, 1932. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub) Hans Staub - Gasflaschen fuer den Stratosphaerenflug, 1932. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

Eine Batterie von Wasserstoffflaschen zum Fuellen des Ballons, mit dem der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard und der belgische Physiker Max Cosyns zum zweiten Flug in die Stratosphaere aufbrechen werden, sind vor dem Start am 18. August 1932 auf dem Flugfeld in Duebendorf, Schweiz, deponiert. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es) Hydrogen cylinders for filling the envelope of Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard's balloon are piled on the airfield of the airport in Duebendorf, Switzerland, before their balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured on August 18, 1932. It is Piccard's second balloon flight to the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es)

AUGUSTE PICCARD MIT SEINEM ASSISTENTEN KIPFER AM BALLON

Auguste Piccard mit seinem Assistenten Kipfer am Ballon - Der schweizer Physiker und Professor Auguste Piccard hat jetzt in Augsburg seine letzten Startvorbereitungen fuer seinen Ballonflug getroffen und wartet nur auf gute Wetterberichte. - Man sieht seinem Versuch mit dem groessten Interesse entgegen. Auguste Piccard (l.) im Ballon mit Assistent Kipfer (r.)., 01.01.1930-31.12.1930 (KEYSTONE/SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG PHOTO/Scherl)

BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard inspiziert seine Gondel, aufgenommen im Jahr 1931 anlaesslich seines ersten Stratosphaerenfluges. Piccard und sein Assistent Paul Kipfer stellten mit diesem Ballon einen neuen Hoehenweltrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard inspects the gondola on the occasion of Piccard's first balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured in 1931. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931, and were able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

DEUTSCHLAND AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Prof. Auguste Piccard nimmt beim Start zum ersten Stratosphaerenflug noch Proviant in seine Kabine, aufgenommen am 27. Mai 1931 in Augsburg, Deutschlang. Piccard und sein Assistent Paul Kipfer stellten mit einem Ballon einen neuen Hoehenweltrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str) Swiss scientist Prof. Auguste Piccard takes provisions into the gondola of his balloon before the take-off for the first balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured in Augsburg, Germany, on May 27, 1931. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached on their record flight an altitude of 15'785 m and were able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

OESTERREICH RAUMFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Swiss physicist and explorer Professor Auguste Antoine Piccard, left, holding with his colleague, Dr. Paul Kipfer the flag with the "ill-fated" number which covered their balloon, after they landed safely at Gurgel Glacier in the Oetztal Valley of the Tyrolean Alps in Austria on June 2, 1931 at the end of their 10 miles balloon ascent. (AP Photo)

DEUTSCHLAND BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD

Die Gondel von Auguste Piccard mit dem Mundstueck des Ballons und der Lieblingsnummer Piccard's, der Nr 113: Zahlreiche Schaulustige verfolgen am 14. September 1930 in Augsburg, Deutschland, den ersten Startversuch des Schweizer Wissenschaftlers Auguste Piccard, mit einem Ballon in die Stratosphaere zu fliegen. Windboeen verhinderten eine Fuellung der Ballonhuelle, dadurch kippte die Gondel um und Fluginstrumente wurden beschaedigt. Piccard war zu einem Startabbruch gezwungen. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str) The gondola with the mouth of the balloon envelope and the favourite number "113" of Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard at his first try to fly to the stratosphere, pictured in Augsburg, Germany, on September 14, 1930. However gusts of wind made the filling of the balloon envelope impossible. Thereby the balloon overturned and instruments were damaged. Piccard had to postpone the balloon flight. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard, Mitte links, und der belgische Physiker Max Cosyns, in der Kapsel, am 18. August 1932 in Duebendorf, Schweiz, vor ihrem Start zum zweiten Stratosphaerenflug. Piccard und Cosyns stellten an diesem Tag mit ueber 16'000 Metern einen neuen Hoehenrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, center left, and Belgian physicist Max Cosyns, in the gondola, before the take-off for the record balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured on the airfield of the airport in Duebendorf, Switzerland, on August 18, 1932. It is Piccard's second flight to the stratosphere. They reached an altitude of 16'200 m. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es)

HANS STAUB - AUGUSTE PICCARD STRATOSPHAERENFLUG

Hans Staub - Take-off of Piccard's flight to the stratosphere, Switzerland, 1932. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub) Hans Staub - Abflug von Piccards Stratosphaerenflug, 1932. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub)

HANS STAUB - AUGUSTE PICCARD STRATOSPHAERENFLUG

Hans Staub - Before the take-off to the second stratosphere flight, Duebendorf, Switzerland, 1932. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub) Hans Staub - Vor dem Start zum zweiten Stratosphaerenflug, Duebendorf 1932. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard steht vor dem naechtlichen Start seines zweiten Fluges mit einem Ballon in die Stratosphaere, am 18. August 1932 in Duebendorf, Schweiz, auf seiner Gondel und richtet die Seile. Piccard wird auf seinem Flug von dem belgischen Physiker Max Cosyns begleitet. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard stands on the gondola and sets the ropes before the take-off of his second balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured in Duebendorf, Switzerland, on August 18, 1932. A Belgian physicist accompanies Piccard on his flight. Piccard made a record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

Zahlreiche Schaulustige verfolgen am 18. August 1932 in Duebendorf, Schweiz, wie der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard in die Kapsel seines Ballons steigt, mit dem er in Begleitung des belgischen Physikers Max Cosyns zu seinem zweiten Flug in die Stratosphaere aufbricht. Sie stellten an diesem Tag mit ueber 16'000 Metern einen neuen Hoehenrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es) Numerous spectators watch Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard climbing into the gondola of his balloon before the take-off for his second balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured on the airfield of the airport in Duebendorf, Switzerland, on August 18, 1932. A Belgian physicist accompanies Piccard on this record flight. They reached an altitude of 16'200 m. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Es)

SCHWEIZ BALLONFAHRT AUGUSTE PICCARD 1932

MILESTONES KATALOG Der Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard bei seinem zweiten Aufstieg in die Stratosphaere in der Gondel seines Ballons, aufgenommen am 18. August 1932 in Duebendorf, Schweiz. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard in the gondola of his balloon on the occasion of his second balloon flight to the stratosphere on the airfield in Duebendorf, Switzerland, pictured on August 18, 1932. Piccard was accompanied by a Belgian physicist. They reached a record altitude of 16'200 m. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

HANS STAUB - AUGUSTE PICCARD STRATOSPHAERENFLUG

Hans Staub - Piccard's reception after his first flight to the stratosphere, Zurich, Switzerland, 1931. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub) Hans Staub - Empfang Piccards nach dem ersten Stratosphaerenflug, Zuerich 1931. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub)

HANS STAUB - AUGUSTE PICCARD STRATOSPHAERENFLUG

Hans Staub - Auguste Piccard and his wife are being received in Zurich, Switzerland, 1931. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub) Hans Staub - Auguste Piccard und seine Frau werden in Zuerich empfangen, 1931. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub)

HANS STAUB - AUGUSTE PICCARD STRATOSPHAERENFLUG

Hans Staub - Auguste Piccard and his wife are being received in Zurich, Switzerland, 1931. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub) Hans Staub - Auguste Piccard und seine Frau werden in Zuerich empfangen, 1931. (KEYSTONE/Fotostiftung Schweiz/Hans Staub)

BELGIEN AUGUSTE PICCARD

Studenten der Universitaet in Bruessel, Belgien, empfangen am 7. Juni 1931 den Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard nach seiner Ballonfahrt in die Stratosphaere. Zusammen mit dem belgischen Ingenieur Paul Kipfer stellte Piccard einen Hoehenrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Students of the university in Brussels, Belgium, welcome Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard after his balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured on June 7, 1931. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached on their record flight an altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

BELGIEN AUGUSTE PICCARD

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard haelt am 18. Juni 1931 an einer Versammlung zu seinen und Kipfers Ehren in der Akademie in Bruessel, Belgien, in Anwesenheit des Koenigspaares von Belgien einen Vortrag. Rechts von Piccard: M. Francqui, Praesident des Nationalfonds fuer wissenschaftliche Forschungen, Paul Kipfer und Jules Bordet. Links von Piccard: der Kulturminister M. Petitjean. Piccard und Kipfer flogen am 27. Mai 1931 mit einem Ballon in die Stratosphaehre und stellten dabei einen Hoehenrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, center, gives a speech in presence of the Belgian royal couple at an assembly in honor of Piccard and Belgian engineer Paul Kipfer in the academy in Brussels, Belgium, pictured on June 18, 1931. M. Francqui, president of the national trust for scientific researches, Kipfer and Jules Bordet sit on the right side of Piccard. The minister of culture, M. Petitjean, sits on the left side of Piccard. Kipfer and Piccard made a record balloon flight to the stratosphere on May 27, 1931, and reached an altitude of 15'785 m. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

SCHWEIZ AUGUSTE PICCARD

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard schlendert durch die Strassen von Locarno, Schweiz, wo er sich anlaesslich einer Tagung der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufhaelt, undatierte Aufnahme. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str) Swiss scientist August Piccard ambles on the occasion of a congress of the naturalist's society in Locarno, Switzerland, undated picture. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-ARCHIV/Str)

SCHWEIZ AUGUSTE PICCARD

Portraet des Schweizer Physikers und Forschers Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), undatierte Aufnahme. Bekannt wurde Piccard durch die Erforschung der Stratospaehre. Mit einem Ballon stieg er in die Stratospaehre auf knapp 17000 Meter auf, was ein Weltrekord war, und sammelte wertvolle Daten. Spaeter wandte er sich der Tiefseeforschung zu und tauchte mit einem Bathyscaphen mehrere Male in einige Kilometer Meerestiefe. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str) A portrait of Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, undated picture. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/PHOTOPRESS-ARCHIV/Str)

DEUTSCHLAND AUGUSTE PICCARD

Auguste Piccard am 28. Januar 1955 vor einer Sendung im deutschen Fernsehen. Der Enkel des weltberuehmte Tiefsee- und Stratosphaerenforschers, Bertrand Piccard, bewegt sich derzeit mit seinem Team auf den Spuren seines Grossvaters, der 1932 als erster Mensch mit einem Ballon 16 000 Meter hoch in die Stratosphaere fuhr. Bertrand Piccard und seine zwei Begleiter wollen mit der Breitling Orbiter als erste die Welt im Ballon ohne Zwischenlandung umrunden. Der Flugplan sieht vor, dass der Ballon am Montag, 2. Februar 1998, Pakistans Hauptstadt Islamabad erreicht. (KEYSTONE/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard before a broadcasting in German television, pictured in Stuttgart, Germany, on January 28, 1955. Bertrand Piccard, the grandson of the famous deep sea and stratosphere explorer, follows his grandfather's lead, who made two balloon flights to the stratosphere. Bertrand Piccard and his two companions plan to circumnavigate the world non-stop by the balloon "Breitling Orbiter". According to the flight schedule Piccard should land in the capital Islamabad, Pakistan, on February 2, 1998. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/Str)

DEUTSCHLAND AUGUSTE PICCARD 1931

Der Schweizer Wissenschaftler Auguste Piccard und seine Frau posieren mit ihren Toechtern anlaesslich des Starts zum ersten Stratosphaerenflug fuer die Fotografen, aufgenommen am 27. Mai 1931 in Augsburg, Deutschland. Piccard und sein Assistent Paul Kipfer stellten mit einem Ballon einen neuen Hoehenweltrekord auf. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str) Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard poses with his wife and their daughters on the occasion of Piccard's first balloon flight to the stratosphere, pictured in Augsburg, Germany, on May 27, 1931. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Piccard and his son built the improved Bathyscaphe Trieste in 1953. (KEYSTONE/IBA-Archiv/Str)

PICCARD TIEFSEETAUCHEN TRIESTE

Die "Trieste", ein von Auguste Piccard und seinem Sohn Jacques Piccard konzipiertes Tiefsee-U-Boot oder "Bathyscaph", wird im Dezember 1959 auf den Marianeninseln an einem Kran haengend ins Wasser gelassen. Jacques Piccard taucht mit dem U-Boot "Trieste" am 23. Januar 1960 im Marianengraben im Pazifik in eine Tiefe von etwa 10910 Meter unter Meeresspiegel. (KEYSTONE/Str)

PICCARD TIEFSEETAUCHEN TRIESTE

Die "Trieste", ein von Auguste Piccard und seinem Sohn Jacques Piccard konzipiertes Tiefsee-U-Boot oder "Bathyscaph", wird im Dezember 1959 auf den Marianeninseln an einem Kran haengend ins Wasser gelassen. Jacques Piccard taucht mit dem U-Boot "Trieste" am 23. Januar 1960 im Marianengraben im Pazifik in eine Tiefe von etwa 10910 Meter unter Meeresspiegel. (KEYSTONE/Str)

ITALIEN TIEFSEETAUCHEN PICCARD 1953

Aufnahme des Unterseebootes Bathyscaphe Trieste rieste auf Hoher See im Jahre 1953. Am 30. September 1953 gelang dem Schweizer Physiker Auguste Piccard und seinem Sohn Jacques mit ihrer Tauchkugel Trieste im Thyrennischen Meer vor der Insel Ponza ein neuer Rekord im Tiefseetauchen mit einer erreichten Tiefe von 3150 m. (KEYSTONE/Len Sirman-Archiv/Str) Picture of the submarine Bathyscaphe Trieste at sea, pictured in 1953. Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard and his son Jacques Piccard reached a record depth of 3'150 m with their Bathyscaphe Trieste near the island Ponza in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) was a physicist, inventor and explorer. An interest in ballooning and a curiosity about the upper atmosphere led him to design and construct a spherical, pressurized aluminum gondola which would allow him to ascend to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit in 1930. Piccard and a Belgian engineer reached a record altitude of 15'785 m on May 27, 1931. During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the stratosphere. Piccard and a Belgian physicist made a second record-breaking ascent to 16'200 m on August 18, 1932. In the mid-1930s, Piccard's interests shifted when he realized that a modification of some of his atmospheric balloon concepts would allow to descend into the deep ocean and he designed a small steel gondola to withstand great external pressure. Jacques Piccard and his team reached a record depth of 10'911 m in the Mariana Trench on January 23, 1960. (KEYSTONE/Len Sirman-Archiv/Str)

ITALIEN TIEFSEETAUCHEN PICCARD 1953

The bathyscaphe Trieste, displaying the Italian and Swiss flags, is shown after its record plunge of 3,150 meters, 10,330 feet, to the bottom of the Thyrrhenian Sea off the island of Ponza, about 50 miles west of Naples, Sept. 30, 1953. Jacques Piccard holds onto his father, physicist Auguste Piccard, holding on to the turret, before descending into a rowing boat. Jacques Piccard, one of the last great explorers of the 20th century passed away on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 at his home on the edge of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, the Swiss SolarImpulse project said in a press release and on its Website on Saturday. He was 86. In 1960 Piccard and his companion Don Welsh dived deeper than any man before. With the bathyscaphe "Triest" they reached a depth of almost 11'000 meters bellow sea level. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo)