Ahmed Zewail vs Bobby Sands
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016) and Bobby Sands (1954–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 27 years, from 1954 to 1981.
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Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016)
- — Born in Damanhur, Egypt Verified
- — Earned bachelor's degree from Alexandria University Verified
- — Moved to the United States for doctoral study Verified
- — Received Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Verified
- — Joined the faculty of the California Institute of Technology Verified
- — Pioneered femtochemistry with ultrafast laser experiments Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Appointed to the U.S. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Verified
- — Founded Zewail City of Science and Technology in Egypt Verified
- — Died in Pasadena, California Verified
Bobby Sands (1954–1981)
- — Born in Newtownabbey, County Antrim Verified
- — Family moved to the Rathcoole housing estate Verified
- — Joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army Verified
- — Imprisoned after conviction for possession of firearms Verified
- — Married Geraldine Noade Verified
- — Sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession after a bombing in Dunmurry Verified
- — Began a hunger strike at HM Prison Maze Verified
- — Elected Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Verified
- — Died at HM Prison Maze Verified