Scientist. One of the last oceanologists and sea adventurers who gained prominence in the 20th century, he is credited with designing ocean submarines that could withstand Earth's most uninhabitable environments. On January 23, 1960, he and United States Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh took the vessel "Trieste" into the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench and dove to a depth of 35,800 feet, nearly seven miles below sea level - a feat that remains the deepest sea dive ever carried out. He also built four mid-depth submarines and, during the Swiss National Exhibition in 1964, he took 33,000 passengers into the depths of Lake Geneva. In the 1970s and 1980s, Piccard continued to research the deep seas and worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. His discovery of deep sea living organisms played a key role in the prohibition of nuclear waste dumping in ocean trenches, and is one of his most significant accomplishments.
Scientist. One of the last oceanologists and sea adventurers who gained prominence in the 20th century, he is credited with designing ocean submarines that could withstand Earth's most uninhabitable environments. On January 23, 1960, he and United States Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh took the vessel "Trieste" into the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench and dove to a depth of 35,800 feet, nearly seven miles below sea level - a feat that remains the deepest sea dive ever carried out. He also built four mid-depth submarines and, during the Swiss National Exhibition in 1964, he took 33,000 passengers into the depths of Lake Geneva. In the 1970s and 1980s, Piccard continued to research the deep seas and worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. His discovery of deep sea living organisms played a key role in the prohibition of nuclear waste dumping in ocean trenches, and is one of his most significant accomplishments.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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