Ai Weiwei vs Canan Dağdeviren
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Canan Dağdeviren (1985–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1985 to 2026.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Canan Dağdeviren (1985–present)
- — Born in Istanbul, Turkey Verified
- — Bachelor's degree in physics engineering at Hacettepe University Verified
- — Moved to the United States for doctoral study Verified
- — Master's degree in materials science and engineering at Sabancı University Verified
- — Completed PhD in materials science and engineering Verified
- — Elected a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows Verified
- — Named to MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 Verified
- — Joined the MIT Media Lab as a faculty member Verified
- — Published a wearable ultrasound patch for breast tissue imaging Verified