Ada Yonath vs Shirin Neshat
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Shirin Neshat (1957–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1957 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
Shirin Neshat (1957–present)
- — Born in Qazvin, Iran Verified
- — Moved to the United States to study Verified
- — Completed an MFA at the University of California, Berkeley Verified
- — Began the Women of Allah photographic series Verified
- — Produced the two-channel video work Turbulent Verified
- — Awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale Verified
- — Won the Silver Lion for best director at the Venice Film Festival Verified
- — Directed her first feature film, Women Without Men Verified