Ada Yonath vs Elif Shafak
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Elif Shafak (1971–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1971 to 2026.
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Ada Yonath (1939–2026)
- — Born in Jerusalem Verified
- — Took a bachelor's degree in chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Verified
- — Completed a master's degree in biochemistry Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate by the Weizmann Institute of Science Verified
- — Established Israel's first protein crystallography laboratory Verified
- — Obtained the first crystals of a ribosomal subunit Verified
- — Led a Max Planck research unit in Hamburg Verified
- — Published high-resolution structures of ribosomal subunits Verified
- — Awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Died
Elif Shafak (1971–present)
- — Born in Strasbourg, France Verified
- — Studied international relations at Middle East Technical University in Ankara
- — Published her first novel, Pinhan Verified
- — Moved to the United States and took up academic posts
- — Published The Bastard of Istanbul Verified
- — Tried under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code and acquitted Verified
- — Published The Forty Rules of Love Verified
- — Settled in London
- — 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World shortlisted for the Booker Prize Verified