Bertand Piccard

Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanographer and engineer, renowned for deep-sea exploration, notably reaching the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in 1960. His son, Bertrand Piccard, is a Swiss explorer and aviator famous for completing the first nonstop around-the-world balloon flight in 2016. Both have contributed significantly to exploration: Jacques through pioneering submarine technology and deep-sea research, and Bertrand through innovative aviation, inspiring advances in science and human endurance. Their work exemplifies pushing technological limits to explore uncharted environments.