Ada Yonath vs Steve Biko
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Compare the life timelines of Ada Yonath (1939–2026) and Steve Biko (1946–1977) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977.
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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
Steve Biko (1946–1977)
- — Born in King William's Town, South Africa Verified
- — Enrolled to study medicine at the University of Natal Verified
- — Co-founded the South African Students' Organisation Verified
- — Helped launch the Black Consciousness Movement Verified
- — Banned by the apartheid government Verified
- — Arrested at a police roadblock Verified
- — Died in police custody in Pretoria Verified