Scientists in Brussels

The atlas holds 8 people and 12 moments here, from 1845 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Albert Einstein
from 1911 to 1930
3 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Karl Marx
from 1845 to 1848
2 moments here
German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Friedrich Engels
from 1845 to 1848
2 moments here
German philosopher, political theorist, revolutionary socialist, businessman, and Karl Marx’s lifelong collaborator.…
Marie Curie
in 1911
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1972
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1911
1 moment here
New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Li Keqiang
in 2019
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…