Jacques Piccard - Other Activities

Other Activities

Piccard was the founder of the Foundation for the Study and Protection of Seas and Lakes, based in Cully, Switzerland.

Jacques Piccard constructed four submarines and applied for at least one US patent (D200,506) for a submarine:

  • Auguste Piccard, the world's first passenger submarine
  • Ben Franklin (PX-15)
  • F.-A. Forel
  • PX-44

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