Engineers and Inventors in Paris

The atlas holds 7 people and 13 moments here, from 1672 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Alfred Nobel and Thomas Jefferson.

Notable people

  1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    from 1672 to 1676

    3 moments here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

  2. Alfred Nobel

    from 1850 to 1895

    3 moments here

    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…

  3. Thomas Jefferson

    from 1784 to 1789

    2 moments here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  4. Nikola Tesla

    from 1882 to 1889

    2 moments here

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

  5. Albert Einstein

    in 1922

    1 moment here

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

  6. Thomas Edison

    in 1889

    1 moment here

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

  7. Michael Faraday

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

Moments

  1. 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  2. 1673 Returns to Paris from London Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  3. 1676 Leaves Paris for Hanover service Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  4. 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
  5. 1789 Present in Paris during Bastille storming Thomas Jefferson
  6. 1813 Arrival in Paris with Davy Michael Faraday
  7. 1850 Scientific study in Paris Alfred Nobel
  8. 1873 Residence on Avenue de Malakoff Alfred Nobel
  9. 1882 Continental Edison employment Nikola Tesla
  10. 1889 Exposition Universelle visit Nikola Tesla
  11. 1889 Tours Europe and Paris Exposition Thomas Edison
  12. 1895 Signing of the final will Alfred Nobel
  13. 1922 Debates Bergson in Paris Albert Einstein

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