Seattle in the Space Age

The atlas holds 12 people and 24 moments here, from 1957 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Kurt Cobain, Bruce Lee and Carl Sagan.

Notable people

1. Bruce Lee

   from 1959 to 1973

   4 moments here

   Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…

2. Carl Sagan

   in 1996

   1 moment here

   American astronomer, planetary scientist, educator, author, and science communicator. Sagan studied at the University of Chicago, held appointments…

3. Carrie Fisher

   in 2009

   1 moment here

   Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

4. Deng Xiaoping

   in 1979

   1 moment here

   Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…

5. Dorothy Hodgkin

   in 1986

   1 moment here

   English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

6. Eusébio

   in 1976

   1 moment here

   Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…

7. Fidel V. Ramos

   in 1997

   1 moment here

   Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…

8. Gherman Titov

   in 1962

   1 moment here

   Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…

9. Kurt Cobain

   from 1986 to 1994

   10 moments here

   American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…

10. Suharto

    in 1993

    1 moment here

    Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…

11. Walter Brattain

    in 1987

    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,…

12. Yayoi Kusama

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    Japanese avant-garde artist, novelist, and performance artist known for polka dots, Infinity Net paintings, immersive mirror rooms, and public…

Moments

1. 1957 Move to Seattle Yayoi Kusama
2. 1959 First martial-arts school in Seattle Bruce Lee
3. 1959 Move to Seattle Bruce Lee
4. 1961 University of Washington enrollment Bruce Lee
5. 1962 Visit to the Seattle World's Fair Gherman Titov
6. 1973 Burial at Lake View Cemetery Bruce Lee
7. 1976 Soccer Bowl championship Eusébio
8. 1979 Visit to Boeing headquarters Deng Xiaoping
9. 1986 Fecal Matter demo session Kurt Cobain
10. 1986 Lecture at University of Washington Dorothy Hodgkin
11. 1987 Death in Seattle Walter Brattain
12. 1988 First Reciprocal Studio session Kurt Cobain
13. 1988 First Seattle gig Kurt Cobain
14. 1988 Sub Pop Sunday performance Kurt Cobain
15. 1989 Music Source recording sessions Kurt Cobain
16. 1991 Debut of Smells Like Teen Spirit Kurt Cobain
17. 1992 William S. Burroughs collaboration Kurt Cobain
18. 1993 Overdose and treatment at Harborview Kurt Cobain
19. 1993 APEC meeting in Seattle Suharto
20. 1993 MTV Live and Loud homecoming Kurt Cobain
21. 1994 Death at Lake Washington Boulevard home Kurt Cobain
22. 1996 Death at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Carl Sagan
23. 1997 Seattle business-leaders meeting Fidel V. Ramos
24. 2009 Wishful Drinking at Seattle Repertory Theatre Carrie Fisher

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