Edinburgh in the Space Age
The atlas holds 11 people and 12 moments here, from 1959 to 2012. The most recorded lives are Julius Nyerere, Nelson Mandela and Elizabeth II.
Notable people
Amy Winehouse
in 2008
1 moment here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Bingu wa Mutharika
in 2005
1 moment here
Malawian economist and politician who served as Malawi's third president from 2004 until his death in office in 2012.…
Douglas Adams
in 1976
1 moment here
English author, screenwriter and humourist best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.…
Elizabeth II
in 1999
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
John Eccles
in 1978
1 moment here
Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher John Carew Eccles (1903–1997) was a Nobel laureate noted for research on synaptic transmission.…
Julius Nyerere
from 1959 to 1987
2 moments here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1975
1 moment here
Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Nelson Mandela
in 1997
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Olav V
in 1962
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Pelé
in 2012
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1993
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Moments
- 1959 Return visit to Edinburgh Julius Nyerere
- 1962 State visit to Scotland Olav V
- 1975 MacArthur Postgraduate Lecture in Edinburgh Macfarlane Burnet
- 1976 Performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Douglas Adams
- 1978 Gifford Lectures John Eccles
- 1987 Constitutional conference opening address Julius Nyerere
- 1993 Edinburgh Medal visit Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1997 Attends Commonwealth meeting in Edinburgh Nelson Mandela
- 1999 Opened the Scottish Parliament Elizabeth II
- 2005 Address to the Scottish Parliament Bingu wa Mutharika
- 2008 T in the Park performance Amy Winehouse
- 2012 Honorary degree Pelé