 Around the World in 20 Days: The Story of Our History-Making Balloon Flight
ISBN: 978-0-471-39537-9
Paperback
320 pages
September 2000
US $17.95
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BERTRAND PICCARD is a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry. He comes from a family of scientific explorers: his grandfather was the first man to reach the stratosphere in a balloon, while his father dove to the deepest part of the ocean in a bathyscaphe. He lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.
BRIAN JONES spent thirteen years with England s Royal Air Force and is now the United Kingdom s chief flying instructor. He was the flight s project manager before becoming a pilot of the balloon. He lives in Wiltshire, England.
