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Bertrand Piccard

Swiss psychiatrist and aeronaut
Date of Birth: 01.03.1958
Country: Switzerland

Content:
  1. Biography of Bertrand Piccard
  2. Aviation Achievements
  3. Solar Impulse Project
  4. Philosophy and Impact

Biography of Bertrand Piccard

Early Life and Inspiration

Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss psychiatrist and aviator, was born in Lausanne, in the canton of Vaud.

He comes from a family of aviators and adventurers, with his grandfather, Auguste Piccard, and father, Jacques Piccard, being renowned inventors and balloonists.

Bertrand Piccard biography. Swiss psychiatrist and aeronaut

Growing up, Piccard was always fascinated by flights and as a child, he often witnessed space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral. This sparked his interest in gliders and lightweight motorized vehicles for flying, as well as in hot air balloons, in which his grandfather had set records.

Aviation Achievements

Piccard is not only a lecturer and leader of the Swiss Society of Medical Hypnosis but also an accomplished aviator.

On March 1, 1999, he a