Scientists in Cambridge

The atlas holds 5 people and 14 moments here, from 1573 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Charles Darwin, Stephen Hawking and Ernest Rutherford.

Notable people

1. Charles Darwin

   from 1828 to 1880

   5 moments here

   English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

2. Stephen Hawking

   from 1966 to 2018

   4 moments here

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

3. Ernest Rutherford

   from 1895 to 1937

   3 moments here

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

4. Albert Einstein

   in 1930

   1 moment here

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

5. Francis Bacon

   in 1573

   1 moment here

   English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

Moments

1. 1573 Student at Trinity College Francis Bacon
2. 1828 Comes into residence at Cambridge Charles Darwin
3. 1836 Organizes collections in Cambridge Charles Darwin
4. 1870 Stays at the Bull Hotel, Cambridge Charles Darwin
5. 1877 Receives honorary degree at Cambridge Charles Darwin
6. 1880 Visits Cambridge colleges and gardens Charles Darwin
7. 1895 Research student at the Cavendish Laboratory Ernest Rutherford
8. 1919 Return to the Cavendish Laboratory Ernest Rutherford
9. 1930 Stays with Eddington in Cambridge Albert Einstein
10. 1937 Death in Cambridge Ernest Rutherford
11. 1966 PhD and fellowship at Gonville and Caius Stephen Hawking
12. 1975 Return to Cambridge as reader Stephen Hawking
13. 1994 Newton Institute lecture series Stephen Hawking
14. 2018 Death at home in Cambridge Stephen Hawking

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