Bertrand Piccard
Bertrand Piccard
Bertrand Piccardis a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist. Along with Brian Jones, he was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe. He is the initiator, chairman, and co-pilot of the first successful round-the-world solar flight...
NationalitySwiss
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth1 March 1958
CountrySwitzerland
dream innovation fuel
We know that dreams fuel innovation.
lying adventure may
Adventure is something out of the usual pattern, a point at which you cannot avoid confronting the unknown, so that you have to dig inside yourself to find the courage and resources to deal with what may lie ahead, and to succeed.
night air motor-vehicles
If an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled only by solar energy, let no one claim that it is impossible to do the same thing for motor vehicles, heating and air-conditioning systems, and computers. This project voices our conviction that a pioneering spirit with political vision can together change society and bring about an end to fossil fuel dependency.
thinking ideas spirit
The pioneering spirit is less about thinking up new ideas, as ridding ourselves of dogmas and habits that hold us captive in thinking.
hero fighting thinking
In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.