Copenhagen in the Space Age
The atlas holds 10 people and 13 moments here, from 1957 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Niels Bohr, Dorothy Hodgkin and Olav V.
Notable people
Desmond Tutu
in 2009
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Dorothy Hodgkin
from 1957 to 1970
2 moments here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Fidel Castro
in 1995
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Garrincha
in 1960
1 moment here
Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…
Hugo Chávez
in 2009
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Judy Garland
in 1969
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Khaleda Zia
in 1995
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Niels Bohr
from 1957 to 1962
2 moments here
Danish theoretical physicist whose work on atomic structure and quantum theory earned the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.…
Olav V
from 1958 to 1974
2 moments here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Willy Brandt
in 1970
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Moments
- 1957 At the Institute in later life Niels Bohr
- 1957 Lectures and laboratory visit in Copenhagen Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1958 State visit to Denmark Olav V
- 1960 Brazil versus Denmark Garrincha
- 1962 Death at Carlsberg home Niels Bohr
- 1969 Final concert Judy Garland
- 1970 Visit to Copenhagen Willy Brandt
- 1970 Insulin lecture and laboratory visits in Copenhagen Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1974 State visit to Denmark Olav V
- 1995 World Summit for Social Development Fidel Castro
- 1995 World Summit for Social Development Khaleda Zia
- 2009 UN climate conference attendance Desmond Tutu
- 2009 Climate conference in Copenhagen Hugo Chávez