Jean Piccard

Jean Piccard
Jean Piccard visiting Brigham Young University in 1938
Born	(1884-01-28)January 28, 1884 Basel, Switzerland
Died	January 28, 1963(1963-01-28) (aged 79) Minneapolis, United States
Nationality	Swiss and from 1931 American
Occupation(s)	chemist, engineer, professor and balloonist
Spouse	Jeannette Ridlon
Children	Don Piccard (son)
Relatives	Auguste Piccard (brother) Jacques Piccard (nephew)
Alma mater	ETH Zürich
Scientific career
Fields	Inorganic chemistry
Institutions	University of Munich, University of Lausanne, University of Chicago, University of Minnesota
Thesis	Ueber Konstitution und Farbe der Chinonimine (1909)
Doctoral advisor	Richard Willstätter

Jean Felix Piccard (January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland – January 28, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota), also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon. Piccard's inventions and co-inventions are used in balloon flight, aircraft and spacecraft.