Scientists of the Cold War

The atlas holds 11 people and 165 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher and Raisa Gorbacheva.

Notable people

  1. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1950 to 1991

    53 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  2. Margaret Thatcher

    from 1947 to 1991

    25 moments here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  3. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1949 to 1991

    22 moments here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

  4. Helen Keller

    from 1947 to 1968

    16 moments here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  5. Wangarĩ Maathai

    from 1947 to 1991

    13 moments here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

  6. Stephen Hawking

    from 1950 to 1985

    10 moments here

    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…

  7. J. R. R. Tolkien

    from 1947 to 1973

    9 moments here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

  8. Kofi Annan

    from 1954 to 1983

    9 moments here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  9. Li Keqiang

    from 1955 to 1988

    6 moments here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  10. Albert Einstein

    in 1955

    1 moment here

    German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

  11. Joseph Stalin

    in 1953

    1 moment here

    Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

Moments

  1. 1947 Research chemist in Colchester Margaret Thatcher
  2. 1947 Return to childhood home Wangarĩ Maathai
  3. 1947 Move to Manor Road J. R. R. Tolkien
  4. 1947 Lions Club address during world tour Helen Keller
  5. 1948 Visit to Hiroshima Helen Keller
  6. 1948 Visit to Kobe Helen Keller
  7. 1948 Visit to Nagasaki Helen Keller
  8. 1948 Conservative Party conference delegate Margaret Thatcher
  9. 1948 AFOB tour of Australia Helen Keller
  10. 1948 AFOB tour of New Zealand Helen Keller
  11. 1949 Begins university study Raisa Gorbacheva
  12. 1950 Move to Holywell Street J. R. R. Tolkien
  13. 1950 Arrival for Moscow State University Mikhail Gorbachev
  14. 1950 Moscow State University residence Mikhail Gorbachev
  15. 1950 Family move to St Albans Stephen Hawking
  16. 1951 Eye Hospital opening address Helen Keller
  17. 1952 Farewell in Durban Helen Keller
  18. 1952 Speech at the Sorbonne Helen Keller
  19. 1952 Begins at St Albans School Stephen Hawking
  20. 1953 Move to Sandfield Road J. R. R. Tolkien
  21. 1953 Dies at Kuntsevo Dacha Joseph Stalin
  22. 1953 Ker Memorial Lecture in Glasgow J. R. R. Tolkien
  23. 1953 National University of Mexico address Helen Keller
  24. 1953 Marriage registration Raisa Gorbacheva
  25. 1953 Moves into Lenin Hills dormitory Raisa Gorbacheva
  26. 1954 Student at Mfantsipim School Kofi Annan
  27. 1955 Stavropol home with Raisa Mikhail Gorbachev
  28. 1955 Relocates to Stavropol Raisa Gorbacheva
  29. 1955 Dies at Princeton Hospital Albert Einstein
  30. 1955 Honorary degree at Harvard Helen Keller
  31. 1955 Birth in Hefei Li Keqiang
  32. 1955 Move to Stavropol Mikhail Gorbachev
  33. 1955 First O'Donnell Lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
  34. 1956 Keller-Macy Cottage dedication Helen Keller
  35. 1957 Tour of Iceland Helen Keller
  36. 1957 Tour of Scandinavia Helen Keller
  37. 1958 Economics student at Kumasi College Kofi Annan
  38. 1959 Finchley campaign speech Margaret Thatcher
  39. 1959 Adopted as Finchley candidate Margaret Thatcher
  40. 1959 Residence at Farnborough Margaret Thatcher
  41. 1959 Undergraduate study at University College Stephen Hawking
  42. 1960 Holiday in Sochi Raisa Gorbacheva
  43. 1960 Studies begin in Atchison Wangarĩ Maathai
  44. 1961 Visit with President Kennedy Helen Keller
  45. 1961 International-relations study in Geneva Kofi Annan
  46. 1961 Undergraduate study at Macalester Kofi Annan
  47. 1961 World Youth Festival Congress Mikhail Gorbachev
  48. 1962 Budget officer at WHO Kofi Annan
  49. 1962 Journey through Iran Stephen Hawking
  50. 1964 Graduate study in Pittsburgh Wangarĩ Maathai

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