Scientists in Pittsburgh

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1755 to 1964. The most recorded lives are George Washington, Charles Dickens and Marie Curie.

Notable people

1. George Washington

   from 1755 to 1784

   2 moments here

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

2. Charles Dickens

   in 1842

   1 moment here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

3. 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.…

4. Wangarĩ Maathai

   in 1964

   1 moment here

   Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

Moments

1. 1755 Rejoins Braddock near the Monongahela George Washington
2. 1784 Tours the Ohio Country George Washington
3. 1842 Arrives in Pittsburgh by canal Charles Dickens
4. 1921 Visits Pittsburgh Marie Curie
5. 1964 Graduate study in Pittsburgh Wangarĩ Maathai

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