A. Philip Randolph vs Ernest Lawrence
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Ernest Lawrence (1901–1958) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1901 to 1958.
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A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979)
- — Born in Crescent City, Florida Verified
- — Moved to Harlem, New York Verified
- — Co-founded The Messenger magazine Verified
- — Organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Verified
- — Won recognition contract for the Brotherhood Verified
- — March on Washington Movement prompts Executive Order 8802 Verified
- — Pressed for desegregation of the armed forces Verified
- — Helped organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Ernest Lawrence (1901–1958)
- — Born in Canton, South Dakota Verified
- — Earned PhD in physics from Yale University Verified
- — Joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Invented the cyclotron Verified
- — Founded the Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley Verified
- — Married Mary Kinsley Blumer Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Led electromagnetic uranium separation for the Manhattan Project Verified
- — Died in Palo Alto, California Verified