Scientists in Philadelphia
The atlas holds 7 people and 21 moments here, from 1723 to 1931. The most recorded lives are Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Charles Dickens.
Notable people
Benjamin Franklin
from 1723 to 1790
9 moments here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
George Washington
from 1775 to 1793
6 moments here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
Charles Dickens
from 1842 to 1868
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
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.…
Nikola Tesla
in 1893
1 moment here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1876
1 moment here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Helen Keller
in 1931
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1723 Move to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
- 1727 Junto founded Benjamin Franklin
- 1729 Pennsylvania Gazette publisher Benjamin Franklin
- 1762 Return to Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
- 1775 Return from Britain Benjamin Franklin
- 1775 Joins Congress in Philadelphia George Washington
- 1776 Declaration committee Benjamin Franklin
- 1785 Arrival home in Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
- 1787 Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin
- 1787 Arrives for the Constitutional Convention George Washington
- 1789 Reaches Philadelphia on inaugural journey George Washington
- 1790 Death in Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin
- 1790 Lives in the Philadelphia President's House George Washington
- 1791 Leaves Philadelphia on Southern Tour George Washington
- 1793 Takes second presidential oath George Washington
- 1842 Tours Eastern State Penitentiary Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Philadelphia Charles Dickens
- 1876 Centennial Exposition visit Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1893 Franklin Institute address Nikola Tesla
- 1921 Visits the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Marie Curie
- 1931 Honorary degree at Temple University Helen Keller