Scientists in Chicago

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1884 to 1921. The most recorded lives are Nikola Tesla, Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Edison.

Notable people

1. Nikola Tesla

   from 1893 to 1899

   2 moments here

   Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…

2. Theodore Roosevelt

   from 1884 to 1912

   2 moments here

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

3. Thomas Edison

   in 1893

   1 moment here

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

4. Marie Curie

   in 1921

   1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1884 Republican National Convention appearance Theodore Roosevelt
2. 1893 World's Columbian Exposition demonstrations Nikola Tesla
3. 1893 Visits Chicago Columbian Exposition Thomas Edison
4. 1899 Commercial Club address Nikola Tesla
5. 1912 Republican National Convention Theodore Roosevelt
6. 1921 Receives University of Chicago honorary degree Marie Curie

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