Engineers and Inventors in New York City

The atlas holds 8 people and 35 moments here, from 1776 to 1999. The most recorded lives are Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein and George Washington.

Notable people

  1. Nikola Tesla

    from 1884 to 1943

    14 moments here

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

  2. Albert Einstein

    from 1921 to 1930

    6 moments here

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

  3. George Washington

    from 1776 to 1789

    4 moments here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

  4. Thomas Edison

    from 1869 to 1886

    4 moments here

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

  5. Henry Ford

    from 1915 to 1916

    3 moments here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

  6. Steve Jobs

    from 1998 to 1999

    2 moments here

    Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and executive who co-founded Apple, founded NeXT, and led Pixar.…

  7. Walt Disney

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

  8. Jimmy Carter

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

Moments

  1. 1776 Watches the battle from Fort Lee George Washington
  2. 1783 Bids farewell at Fraunces Tavern George Washington
  3. 1789 Arrives in New York George Washington
  4. 1789 Takes the oath at Federal Hall George Washington
  5. 1869 Moves to New York City Thomas Edison
  6. 1878 Demonstrates phonograph at Mount St. Vincent Thomas Edison
  7. 1881 Takes up residence in Manhattan Thomas Edison
  8. 1884 Emigration and Edison Machine Works Nikola Tesla
  9. 1886 Works at Harrison lamp factory Thomas Edison
  10. 1887 Tesla Electric Company laboratory Nikola Tesla
  11. 1889 Grand Street laboratory Nikola Tesla
  12. 1891 Wireless-lighting lecture Nikola Tesla
  13. 1892 South Fifth Avenue laboratory Nikola Tesla
  14. 1895 East Houston Street laboratory Nikola Tesla
  15. 1898 Radio-controlled boat demonstration Nikola Tesla
  16. 1900 Waldorf-Astoria residence Nikola Tesla
  17. 1906 Broadway office Nikola Tesla
  18. 1910 Metropolitan Life Tower offices Nikola Tesla
  19. 1915 Peace Ship press conference Henry Ford
  20. 1915 Departure on the Peace Ship Henry Ford
  21. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
  22. 1921 Arrives in New York Albert Einstein
  23. 1921 Gives first American lecture at Columbia Albert Einstein
  24. 1922 St. Regis Hotel residence Nikola Tesla
  25. 1928 Oswald negotiation trip Walt Disney
  26. 1930 Attends Madison Square Garden Hanukkah celebration Albert Einstein
  27. 1930 Attends Metropolitan Opera Albert Einstein
  28. 1930 Returns to New York Albert Einstein
  29. 1930 Tours Riverside Church Albert Einstein
  30. 1934 Hotel New Yorker residence Nikola Tesla
  31. 1937 Order of the White Lion ceremony Nikola Tesla
  32. 1943 Death at Hotel New Yorker Nikola Tesla
  33. 1976 Democratic National Convention Jimmy Carter
  34. 1998 Macworld keynote in New York Steve Jobs
  35. 1999 iBook and AirPort introduction Steve Jobs

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