Aaron Copland vs Paul Dirac
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Compare the life timelines of Aaron Copland (1900–1990) and Paul Dirac (1902–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1902 to 1984.
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Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
- — Born in Brooklyn, New York Verified
- — Studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris Verified
- — Composed El Salón México Verified
- — Composed the ballet Rodeo Verified
- — Composed Fanfare for the Common Man Verified
- — Won the Pulitzer Prize for Appalachian Spring Verified
- — Turned increasingly to conducting Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in North Tarrytown, New York Verified
Paul Dirac (1902–1984)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Studied electrical engineering at Bristol University Verified
- — Completed PhD at the University of Cambridge Verified
- — Formulated the Dirac equation Verified
- — Predicted antimatter Verified
- — Appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge Verified
- — Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Married Margit Wigner Verified
- — Joined Florida State University Verified
- — Died in Tallahassee, Florida Verified