Glasgow in the Cold War
The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1947 to 1985. The most recorded lives are George Orwell, J. R. R. Tolkien and Diego Maradona.
Notable people
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1960
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Carl Sagan
in 1985
1 moment here
American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…
Diego Maradona
in 1979
1 moment here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
George Orwell
in 1947
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1953
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Sydney Brenner
in 1978
1 moment here
South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…
Moments
- 1947 Tuberculosis treatment at Hairmyres Hospital George Orwell
- 1953 Ker Memorial Lecture in Glasgow J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1960 Fifth European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1978 Gifford Lectures Sydney Brenner
- 1979 First senior international goal Diego Maradona
- 1985 Gifford Lectures at the University of Glasgow Carl Sagan