Ahmed Zewail vs Sally Ride
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmed Zewail (1946–2016) and Sally Ride (1951–2012) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1951 to 2012.
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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
Sally Ride (1951–2012)
- — Born in Los Angeles, California Verified
- — Graduated from Stanford University with degrees in English and physics Verified
- — Earned a PhD in physics from Stanford University Verified
- — Selected as a NASA astronaut candidate Verified
- — Married the astronaut Steven Hawley Verified
- — Became the first American woman in space on mission STS-7 Verified
- — Flew a second shuttle mission, STS-41-G Verified
- — Served on the Rogers Commission investigating the Challenger accident Verified
- — Became a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego Verified
- — Died in La Jolla, California Verified