Talk:Auguste Piccard

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Entry is being biased by flat earthers[edit]

They are giving undue weight to quotes to make Piccard look as a flat earther, when his life and writtings consistently show otherwise. This is already going for months. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jairo amaral (talk • contribs) 19:10, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

User:99.190.211.105 has been repeatedly adding the "flat disk with upturned edge" quote, when the information has been included in another part of the article. Please refrain from doing it again. 1. It makes Piccard look as if he is a flat-Earther. 2. No need to mention it twice. priyadi (talk) 12:12, 1 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If there's a source for the "flat disk" quote, attribute and link to it. The Applied Optics article contains no such quote. I have provided a link to the complete article, not just the abstract, so there is no excuse. Wikiburned (talk) 22:06, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

NASA documentary[edit]

Saw a great little documentary on NASA TV today (30-31/May/06) (Doco made in the 1960's I think) which is presented in large part by Jeannette Piccard who was still alive at that time. At the end of the doco presentation she does a short out-tro which is very Star Trek, talks about shining a light on what no man has seen before, or something like that. NASA TV tends to repeat stuff, so if someone happens to catch it again, a transcription of those comments for the as-yet-doesn't-exist Jeannette Piccard article would be great.

In over my head?[edit]

Where was the 1953 dive (3170m, IIRC) made? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 07:21, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removed from lede[edit]

"Piccard's exploits are celebrated in media, the most famous example of which is the Star Trek character Jean-Luc Picard, who was named after Piccard and his brother Jean." This is not lede material.c --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 04:34, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jeanluc?[edit]

Is the Jeanluc Piccard name/link in the family a joke? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.147.221.192 (talk) 02:29, 11 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2019[edit]

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The two observers described the Earth as a flat disk with upturned edge. Originator7 (talk) 21:28, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DannyS712 (talk) 22:04, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Used Helium or Hydrogen?[edit]

Current opening paragraph says Piccard used helium to fill his balloon. I think that hydrogen is more likely because USA helium embargo to keep Zepplelin war ships stuck using hydrogen. I do not know any facts about this so I am asking for leads and background about Piccard's balloon lifting gas. Anybody got a quote from a newspaper or a book regarding lifting gas in ballooning in 1930's? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Electricmic (talk • contribs) 22:52, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're right that this is an error. None of the sources mention helium, but multiple NYT articles mention his hydrogen balloons. GorillaWarfare (she/her • talk) 03:46, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]