Engineers and Inventors in Boston

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1775 to 1997. The most recorded lives are George Washington, Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs.

Notable people

1. George Washington

   from 1775 to 1789

   2 moments here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

2. Thomas Edison

   in 1868

   1 moment here

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

3. Steve Jobs

   in 1997

   1 moment here

   Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…

4. Thomas Jefferson

   in 1784

   1 moment here

   Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

Moments

1. 1775 Occupies Cambridge headquarters George Washington
2. 1784 At Boston before Atlantic departure Thomas Jefferson
3. 1789 Visits churches in Boston George Washington
4. 1868 Works as a Boston telegrapher Thomas Edison
5. 1997 Return to Macworld as interim CEO Steve Jobs

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