A. Philip Randolph vs Werner Heisenberg
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1901 to 1976.
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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
Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976)
- — Born in Würzburg, Germany Verified
- — Received doctorate in physics from the University of Munich Verified
- — Published the breakthrough paper founding matrix mechanics Verified
- — Appointed professor of theoretical physics at the University of Leipzig Verified
- — Formulated the uncertainty principle Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1932 Verified
- — Married Elisabeth Schumacher Verified
- — Led theoretical work in Germany's wartime nuclear program Verified
- — Became director of the Max Planck Institute for Physics Verified
- — Died in Munich, Germany Verified