Ahmed Zewail vs Buster Keaton
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016) and Buster Keaton (1895–1966) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 20 years, from 1946 to 1966.
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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
Buster Keaton (1895–1966)
- — Born in Piqua, Kansas Verified
- — Performed in the family vaudeville act The Three Keatons Verified
- — Entered film working with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Verified
- — Released Sherlock Jr. Verified
- — Released The General Verified
- — Signed with MGM, losing creative control Verified
- — Married Eleanor Norris Verified
- — Received an Honorary Academy Award Verified
- — Appeared in Film, a short by Samuel Beckett Verified
- — Died in Woodland Hills, California Verified