New York City in World War II
The atlas holds 30 people and 40 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Isaac Asimov and Frida Kahlo.
Notable people
Richard Feynman
in 1942
1 moment here
American theoretical physicist known for foundational work in quantum electrodynamics, the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics, and…
Ronald Reagan
in 1944
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
from 1939 to 1943
2 moments here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Soong Mei-ling
in 1943
1 moment here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Stanley Kubrick
from 1941 to 1945
2 moments here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Walter Brattain
in 1942
1 moment here
American experimental physicist and co-inventor of the point-contact transistor. Brattain’s documented life moved from his birth in Amoy, China,…