Boston in the Space Age
The atlas holds 12 people and 15 moments here, from 1967 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Jorge Luis Borges, Benazir Bhutto and Maryam Mirzakhani.
Notable people
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1967 to 1968
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Benazir Bhutto
in 1969
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Maryam Mirzakhani
from 1999 to 2003
2 moments here
Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
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.…
Stephen Hawking
in 2016
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Kofi Annan
in 1971
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Judy Garland
in 1967
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Douglas Adams
in 1984
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1969
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Carrie Fisher
in 2008
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Corazon Aquino
in 1982
1 moment here
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1990
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Moments
- 1967 Norton Lectures at Harvard Jorge Luis Borges
- 1967 Free concert on Boston Common Judy Garland
- 1968 Continuation of Norton Lectures Jorge Luis Borges
- 1969 Begins undergraduate study at Harvard Benazir Bhutto
- 1969 Vietnam-war protest Benazir Bhutto
- 1969 Visiting lecturer at Harvard University Nadine Gordimer
- 1971 Management study at MIT Sloan Kofi Annan
- 1982 Exile residence in Boston Corazon Aquino
- 1984 Visited Infocom's Boston offices Douglas Adams
- 1990 Wellesley College commencement address Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1997 Return to Macworld as interim CEO Steve Jobs
- 1999 Begins graduate study at Harvard Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2003 Harvard Merit Fellowship Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2008 Wishful Drinking in Boston Carrie Fisher
- 2016 Morris Loeb Lecture at Harvard Stephen Hawking