ABC news announced early today that a deep sea explorer named Jacques Piccard died today, November 2 2008, at the age of 86.
The Swiss marine explorer and inventor Jacques Piccard in 1960, with a co-pilot took a submarine developed by his father to the deepest point on the earth's surface (the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific).
It was a seven-mile descent that has never been repeated.
He continued his deep sea exploration until he was 82.
For more information about Jacques Piccard and his influence go visit:
http://www.enotes.com/earth-science/piccard-jacques-ernest-jean
1 comment:
I completely missed this: thanks for posting about it.
Cathy
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