{"product_id":"the-explorer-gene-how-three-generations-of-one-family-went-higher-deeper-and-further-than-any-before-9781476730271","title":"The Explorer Gene: How Three Generations of One Family Went Higher, Deeper, and Further Than Any Before","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable account of an extraordinary family of explorers who spurred innovation and accomplished incredible feats--even when the popular consensus was against them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 27, 1931, Auguste Piccard became the first human to enter the stratosphere, flying an experimental balloon he invented himself. Thirty years later, his son Jacques went to the bottom of the earth, descending to the Mariana Trench in a submarine built by him and Auguste. To this day, no one has gone deeper. Bertrand, the third generation, was the first person to fly around the world non-stop in a balloon. Now, he's building his own craft: a solar-powered plane to circumnavigate the globe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Explorer Gene\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Cheshire asks how three generations of one family achieved such extraordinary feats, often with the consensus against them. None of the Piccards set out to explore: Auguste was a physicist, Jacques an economist and Bertrand a psychiatrist. Was it fate, a famous family name - or their explorer gene?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476730271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.30w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tom Cheshire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848911646901,"sku":"9781476730271","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_deb7cbc5-0c43-445e-a96e-7ce344128489.jpg?v=1732634244","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-explorer-gene-how-three-generations-of-one-family-went-higher-deeper-and-further-than-any-before-9781476730271","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}