Scientists of World War I

The atlas holds 8 people and 31 moments here, from 1914 to 1918. The most recorded lives are J. R. R. Tolkien, Thomas Edison and Joseph Stalin.

Notable people

  1. J. R. R. Tolkien

    from 1915 to 1918

    10 moments here

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

  2. Thomas Edison

    from 1914 to 1918

    8 moments here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  3. Joseph Stalin

    from 1914 to 1918

    3 moments here

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

  4. Marie Curie

    from 1914 to 1916

    3 moments here

    Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

  5. Helen Keller

    from 1916 to 1917

    3 moments here

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

  6. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1914

    2 moments here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  7. Albert Einstein

    in 1914

    1 moment here

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

  8. Ernest Rutherford

    in 1914

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

Moments

  1. 1914 Serves final exile at Kureika Joseph Stalin
  2. 1914 Carries France's radium to Bordeaux Marie Curie
  3. 1914 Makes first wartime journey to the front Marie Curie
  4. 1914 Camps in the Everglades Thomas Edison
  5. 1914 Hosts Ford and Burroughs at Fort Myers Thomas Edison
  6. 1914 Reached the River of Doubt Theodore Roosevelt
  7. 1914 Moves to Dahlem apartment Albert Einstein
  8. 1914 Return to Manaus after expedition Theodore Roosevelt
  9. 1914 Wellington Town Hall lecture Ernest Rutherford
  10. 1915 Training with the Lancashire Fusiliers J. R. R. Tolkien
  11. 1915 Attends Panama-Pacific Exposition Thomas Edison
  12. 1915 Drives from Riverside to San Diego Thomas Edison
  13. 1915 Final T.C.B.S. meeting J. R. R. Tolkien
  14. 1916 Lecture at Mabel Tainter Memorial Building Helen Keller
  15. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
  16. 1916 Trains radiology assistants in Paris Marie Curie
  17. 1916 Marriage to Edith Bratt J. R. R. Tolkien
  18. 1916 British Expeditionary Force depot at Étaples J. R. R. Tolkien
  19. 1916 Joins battalion at Rubempré J. R. R. Tolkien
  20. 1916 Somme service from Bouzincourt J. R. R. Tolkien
  21. 1916 Tours Adirondacks and Vermont Thomas Edison
  22. 1916 Battle at Regina Trench J. R. R. Tolkien
  23. 1917 Move to Forest Hills Helen Keller
  24. 1917 Humber Garrison outpost at Roos J. R. R. Tolkien
  25. 1917 Recovery at Little Haywood J. R. R. Tolkien
  26. 1917 Conducts experiments on Long Island Sound Thomas Edison
  27. 1917 Returns to revolutionary Petrograd Joseph Stalin
  28. 1918 Returns to Oxford for dictionary work J. R. R. Tolkien
  29. 1918 Researches at Key West Naval Station Thomas Edison
  30. 1918 Takes command assignment at Tsaritsyn Joseph Stalin
  31. 1918 Camps near Bolar Springs Thomas Edison

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