Engineers and Inventors in Paris
The atlas holds 7 people and 13 moments here, from 1672 to 1922. The most recorded lives are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Alfred Nobel and Thomas Jefferson.
Notable people
Albert Einstein
in 1922
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfred Nobel
from 1850 to 1895
3 moments here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
from 1672 to 1676
3 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Michael Faraday
in 1813
1 moment here
English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…
Nikola Tesla
from 1882 to 1889
2 moments here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Thomas Edison
in 1889
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Thomas Jefferson
from 1784 to 1789
2 moments here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…
Moments
- 1672 Departs for Paris Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1673 Returns to Paris from London Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1676 Leaves Paris for Hanover service Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1784 Arrival as diplomat in Paris Thomas Jefferson
- 1789 Present in Paris during Bastille storming Thomas Jefferson
- 1813 Arrival in Paris with Davy Michael Faraday
- 1850 Scientific study in Paris Alfred Nobel
- 1873 Residence on Avenue de Malakoff Alfred Nobel
- 1882 Continental Edison employment Nikola Tesla
- 1889 Exposition Universelle visit Nikola Tesla
- 1889 Tours Europe and Paris Exposition Thomas Edison
- 1895 Signing of the final will Alfred Nobel
- 1922 Debates Bergson in Paris Albert Einstein