A. Philip Randolph vs George Gamow
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and George Gamow (1904–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1904 to 1968.
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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
George Gamow (1904–1968)
- — Born in Odessa, Russian Empire Verified
- — Earned doctorate at the University of Leningrad Verified
- — Explained alpha decay through quantum tunneling Verified
- — Defected from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Joined the George Washington University Verified
- — Published 'One Two Three... Infinity' Verified
- — Co-authored the Alpher-Bethe-Gamow paper on Big Bang nucleosynthesis Verified
- — Joined the University of Colorado Boulder Verified
- — Died in Boulder, Colorado Verified