Ahmed Zewail vs Octavia E. Butler
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016) and Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1947 to 2006.
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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
Octavia E. Butler (1947–2006)
- — Born in Pasadena, California Verified
- — Earned an associate degree from Pasadena City College Verified
- — Attended the Clarion Science Fiction Writers Workshop Verified
- — Published her first novel, Patternmaster Verified
- — Published Kindred Verified
- — Won the Hugo Award for the short story Speech Sounds Verified
- — Won Hugo and Nebula Awards for the novelette Bloodchild Verified
- — Published Parable of the Sower Verified
- — Received a MacArthur Fellowship Verified
- — Died in Lake Forest Park, Washington Verified